The Select Committee on Land and Environment Affairs will embark on an oversight visit to Muyexe Village (in Limpopo) to assess progress made by government in implementing the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).
The CRDP pilot project, launched by President Jacob Zuma in August 2009, is intended to facilitate development to address specific and prioritised needs of rural communities, ranging from running clean water to proper sanitation and enterprise development support.
The committee will also investigate reports of inadequate progress in the implementation of the programme in Muyexe.
Details of the visit are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Time: 10h30 for 11h00
Place: Muyexe Village, Limpopo (Greater Giyani Municipality)
For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, Ms Agnes Noluthando Qikani, please contact:
Malatswa Evans Molepo, Parliamentary Communication Services
Cell: 073 2971914
Tel: 021 403 8438
E-mail: mmolepo@parliament.gov.za
