Social Development Minister Ms Bathabile Dlamini will tomorrow, 14 April 2011 present the department’s Budget Vote to members of the National Assembly in Cape Town at 14h00.
The Budget speech will focus on key priorities in the areas of comprehensive social security, early childhood development, older persons, substance abuse, community development and welfare services.
Minister Dlamini will address a press conference to outline key priorities of the department in the current financial year at a briefing to be held as follows:
Date: Thursday, 14 April 2011
Time: 9h00
Venue: Imbizo Media centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town
Note: There will be a video link-up at Union Buildings, Room 153
On Friday, 15 April 2011 the Minister will conduct a door-door campaign in Langa-Western Cape province. The campaign will focus on older persons. This is part of the Minister’s campaign to popularise the Older Persons Act (Act No 13 of 2006) which came into operation last year and the Charter on the Rights of Older Persons that was launched recently.
The door-door campaign will culminate into an Integrated Community Registration and Outreach Programme (ICROP) where government departments including the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), National Development Agency (NDA) will render services to the public. The details are as follows:
Date: 15 April 2011
Time: 11h00
Venue: Johnson Ngwevele Civic Centre- Langa, Western Cape province
Members of the media are invited to attend the press briefing and to cover the outreach programme.
To RSVP contact:
Jaconia Kobue
Cell: 073 021 1111
Enquiries:
Thapelo Sakoana
Cell: 078 453 6750
Abram Phahlamohlaka
Cell: 082 928 6590
