The South African Government and Civil society will convene a two-day colloquium from Tuesday 8 to Wednesday 9 December 2009. The colloquium will be held at Willow Park Conference Centre in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni.
The colloquium is facilitated by The Presidency and the Southern Africa Trust, under the leadership of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. It is intended to foster relations to fight poverty.
The Deputy President as the Anti-Poverty Champion will lead a roundtable discussion on “Renewing the Pledge: Working Together with Social Partners to Fight Poverty”.
The conference forms part of a series of consultations to obtain input from different stakeholders (government, civil society, labour and business) on the National Anti-Poverty Strategy.
The Southern African Trust recently facilitated a series of provincial engagements for various stakeholders and the outcomes will further be deliberated at the colloquium.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Media programme
8 December 2009
08h00: Photo opportunity at the beginning of the colloquium.
9 December 2009
08h00: Welcome and outline of proceedings
08h30: Presentation on balancing rights and responsibilities: Role of Sweat Equity in Poverty Alleviation by Bishop Njongunkulu Ndungane
09h00: Presentation on Fighting Rural Poverty – Emerging Lessons from Muyexe in Limpopo by Minister: Rural Development and Land Affairs
09h30: Presentation on Putting Decent Work at the Centre of the Anti-Poverty Agenda by the Minister of Public Works
10h00: Discussions
11h00: Summary of Civil Society Response to the Anti-Poverty Strategy Civil Society Task Team
11h30: Round table on - Renewing the Pledge: Working Together with Social Partners to Fight Poverty to be facilitated by the Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
13h00: Press Conference
Members of the media wishing to cover the colloquium should please forward their details to Terrence Manase via sms on 082 338 6707 or email to terrence@po.gov.za
For more information contact:
Vusi Mona
Cell: 082 047 2260
Issued by: The Presidency
4 December 2009
