In efforts to promote good governance and integrity in all state affairs, Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela will launch the Public Protector Good Governance Week, an inaugural campaign that will become an annual event.
Scheduled to take place between 11 and 15 October 2010, the week coincides with the 15th anniversary of Public Protector South Africa as a constitutional institution.
The aim of the campaign is to highlight the need for good governance practices to reign supreme across the public sector and also raise awareness about the existence and the role the Public Protector in pursuit of the constitutional mandate to be accessible to all persons and communities.
The week will be characterised by a series of activities across the country including a launch in Mamelodi and a three day high level conference on good governance, organised jointly by the Public Protector in collaboration with the Commonwealth.
The conference will seek to highlight the role of oversight institutions and the need for such institutions to work together. There will also be an unannounced visit to a government service point.
Over and above these, there will be a hive of activity in provinces as Public Protector staff will be visiting taxi ranks, schools, churches and other public points to spread the message of good governance, while educating the public about the Public Protector’s services and role.
The week will be observed under the theme: "Celebrating 15 years of promoting accountable governance and responsiveness in the public sector".
The events will take place as follows:
The Public Protector Good Governance Week launch
Date: Monday, 11 October 2010
Venue: Stanza Bopape Community Hall, Mamelodi East
Time: 11h00
The Good Governance Conference
Date: Tuesday, 12 October 2010 to Thursday, 14 October 2010
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria
Time: 14h00 on first day, thereafter 9h00
Unannounced visit at a government service point
Date: Friday, 15 October 2010
Venue: To be announced closer to the day of occurrence
Time: 11h00
The media is invited to cover these events.
For more information, contact:
Oupa Segalwe
Tel: 012 366 7035
Cell: 072 264 3273
E-mail: oupas@pprotect.org
Provincial representatives of the Public Protector can also be contacted for information on planned activities on the following details:
North West:
Advocate Johan Raubenheimer
Tel: 018 381 1060
Gauteng:
Ms Lesedi Sekele
Tel: 011 339 3737
Western Cape:
Advocate Ruthven Janse van Rensburg
Tel: 021 423 8644
KwaZulu-Natal:
Mr Mlandeli Nkosi
Tel: 031 307 5300
Eastern Cape:
Advocate Nomsa Thomas
Tel: 040 635 1286
Free State:
Ms Sune Griessel
Tel: 051 448 6172
Mpumalanga:
Mr Sibekuza Dube
Tel: 013 752 8543
Northern Cape:
Botromia Sithole
Tel: 053 831 7766
Limpopo:
Sphelo Samuel
Tel: 015 295 5712
Source: Public Protector South Africa
Public Protector kicks-off Good Governance Week
