Western Cape Social Development MEC, Mr Albert Fritz and Health MEC, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo will be visiting the Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre in Mitchells Plain to mark Substance Abuse Awareness Week which begins tomorrow. The two MECs will be taken around the facility and orientated on the work that they do.
In addition the MECs will speak to members of the community, clients of the facility and the parents who form their support structure. This will also be a follow-up visit for MEC Fritz who opened the facility in March this year.
The Western Cape Government has identified substance abuse as one of the key areas of concern which will be tackled under Provincial Strategic Goal 3. The MECs will speak to what each department that forms part of this PSG is doing to help fight the scourge of alcohol and drug abuse which has crippled many young people across the province.
There will be opportunities for interviews and photographs.
Date: Monday, 22 June 2015
Time: 11h00
Venue: 1 Civet Street, Eastridge, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.
Enquiries:
Sihle Ngobese
Spokesperson for Albert Fritz, MEC of Social Development
Tel: 021 483 9217
Cell: 083 280 9199
Email: Sihle.Ngobese@westerncape.gov.za
Siviwe Gwarube
Spokesperson for Nomafrench Mbombo, MEC of Health
Tel: 076 055 6280
E-mail: Siviwe.Gwarube@westerncape.gov.za
