Media is advised that the Eastern Cape BRICS Provincial Roadshow, which was scheduled for Thursday-Friday 7-8 March 2013 in East London has now been postponed. A new date will be announced as soon as new arrangements have been finalised.
Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor is expected to join the Premier of the Eastern Cape and Ambassadors from BRICS countries during the Eastern Cape provincial roadshow scheduled from 7 to 8 March 2013 in East London.
The participation of Minister Pandor in the Eastern Cape Provincial Roadshow comes within the context of a series of events planned by the government as part of a build-up towards the BRICS Summit scheduled for later this month at the ICC in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province. Minister Pandor is a member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee tasked with the responsibility of co-ordinating the programme and ensuring the successful hosting of the fifth Summit of BRICS by South Africa.
“BRICS is a platform for dialogue and cooperation amongst countries that represent 43% of the world’s population, for the promotion of peace, security and development in a multi-polar, inter-dependent and increasingly complex, globalising world. Coming from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, the transcontinental dimension of interaction adds to its value and significance” BRICS –Delhi Declaration.
As part of the Eastern Cape Provincial Roadshow, Minister Pandor is expected among others to visit strategic anchor projects within the East London IDZ areas, address students and academia at the Walter Sisulu University’s Portsdam Campus as well as participate in discussions focusing on the Orientation of BRICS (opportunities and benefits), eastern Cape Provincial marketing opportunities.
Media is invited as follows:
Thursday 7 March: 18h00 to 22h00 –Panel discussions on BRICS
18h10 to 18h30-orientation on BRICS
18h30 to 19h00- Presentation on marketing opportunities- MEC Jonas
19h00 to 20h00- inputs by BRICS Ambassadors
20h00 to 20h20-Address by Minister Pandor
Friday 8 March:
10h00- visit to anchor projects in East London IDZ
11h00-13h00- visit and address at the Walter Sisulu Univ. (Berlin Campus)
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
For more info contact:
Lunga
Cell: 082 566 0446
