Ministers Patricia de Lille, Lindiwe Zulu and Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to host joint press conference announcing latest initiatives to address Gender-Based Violence
During the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly on 18 September 2019, Minister Patricia de Lille made a commitment that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) would allocate unoccupied state-owned properties for service delivery purposes, specifically to provide shelter to victims of gender-based violence.
The initiative is also a response to the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in our country.
Following this commitment, in December DPWI handed over four properties in Pretoria to the Department of Social Development to be used as shelters for victims of gender-based violence.
Minister De Lille, Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu and Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will jointly brief the media on actions that have and will be taken to address the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide.
Members of the media are invited to attend the press conference. Details are as follows:
Date: 4 March 2020
Time: 13h00 – 14h00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre – Parliament, Cape Town
Journalists in and around Pretoria can link to the press conference from the Ronnie Mamoepa Centre in Pretoria
Enquiries:
Zara Nicholson, Media Liaison Officer to Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: Patricia de Lille (MP)
Tel: 021 402 2284
Cell: : 066 0183 395
E-mail: Zara.Nicholson@dpw.gov.za
Sharlene Naiker, Media Liaison Officer to Minister of Social Development: Ms Lindiwe Zulu
Tel: 012 312 7878
Cell: 0826735849
E-mail: SharleneN@dsd.gov.za
