Parliament’s Portfolio Committees on Police and Sports and Recreation will from 10 to 16 September 2009 conduct provincial public hearings on the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Bill.
The Bill, among others, aims to promote and protect the physical well being and safety of all persons and property at sports and recreational events. This bill came as a result of the spate of disasters at sporting events in the recent past.
One of Parliament’s core objectives is to enhance the participation of the public in the processes of Parliament. It is in this context that the committees will be conducting the public hearings. Through these hearings, the committees will be able to further facilitate public involvement in the legislative processes.
The hearings will take place as follows:
Date: 10 September 2009
Province: Free State
Town: Bloemfontein
Venue: Mangaung Regional Hall
Time: 09h00
Date: 10 September 2009
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
Town: Estcourt
Venue: Umtshezi Local Municaipality
Date: 11 September 2009
Province: Free State
Town: Kroonstad
Venue: Cecilville Community Hall
Time: 09h00
Date: 11 September 2009
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
Town: Durban
Venue: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Time: 09h00
Date: 14 September 2009
Province: Eastern Cape
Town: MTHATHA
Venue: King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
Time: 09h00
Date: 15 September 2009
Province: Eastern Cape
Town: East London
Venue: Buffalo City Hall
Time: 09h00
Date: 15 September 2009
Province: Gauteng
Town: Johannesburg
Venue: City of Johannesburg Reception Hall
Time: 09h00
Date: 16 September 2009
Province: Eastern Cape
Town: Port Elizabeth
Venue: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality
Time: 09h00
Date: 16 September 2009
Province: Gauteng
Town: Ekurhuleni
Venue: Boksburg Civic Hall
Time: 09h00
All stakeholders and media are invited to attend.
Enquiries:
Lokile Molefe
Tel: 021 403 8307
Fax: 021 403 3931
Cell: 072 296 4336
E-mail: lmolefe@parliament.gov.za
Issued by: Parliament of South Africa
9 September 2009
