The Minister in The Presidency and Chairperson of the National Planning Commission; Mr Trevor Manuel, MP; and fellow Commissioners will address the media on Thursday, 09 June 2011, on the release to the public of the NPC’s Diagnostic document and elements of the Vision Statement for 2030.
The release of these documents aim to establish a basis for an informed national dialogue among all citizens in order to inform a Vision 2030 and plan to achieve that vision. This public engagement process will run from June to September, with the Planning Commission releasing its vision statement and plan to Cabinet and the country on 11 November 2011.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
A soft media lockup, before the official release of the vision statement, will be held as follows:
Date: Thursday, 9 June 2011
Time: 11h00 – 12h10 (members of the media are advised to arrive at 10:45)
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town
The Minister will address the media briefing as follows:
Time : 12h15 – 13h15
Venue : Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town
RSVP to Terrence Manase on 082 338 6707 or Terrence@po.gov.za on or before 8 June 2011.
Enquiries and sound-bites: Please contact:
Dumisa Jele
Cell: 082 908 4798
E-mail: Dumisa@po.gov.za
