The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Rt Hon Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili will officially launch the Road Safety Decade of Action 2011 to 2020 Plan in Lesotho on Friday (2 December), in line with the United Nations (UN) Plan to reduce road deaths by 50% by 2020.
The Minister of Public Works and Transport of Lesotho, Semano Sekatle and South Africa's Transport Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele will join the Prime Minister for the launch.
Representatives from the United Nations, the European Union, senior government officials from Lesotho and South Africa, transport operators from both countries and members of the community will also attend.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Friday, 2 December 2011
Venue: Manthabiseng Convention (Maseru, Lesotho)
Time: 09h00
As part of the launch, the two Ministers will also sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the transfer of South Africa's electronic national traffic information system (eNatis) to the Lesotho Ministry of Public Works and Transport, in order to upgrade the current Natis that is in use in Lesotho. The MoA will improve, among others, the two countries' efforts to stamp out vehicle theft across their borders.
Members of the media attending the event are requested to confirm their attendance by 14h00 tomorrow (Thursday, 1 December) with:
Sello Tshipi
Cell: 073 498 6722
E-mail: Tshipa@dot.gov.za
Enquiries:
Logan Maistry
Cell: 083 6444 050
