Members of the media are invited to the launch of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chapter of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA).
Details are as follows:
Date: 17 to 18 March 2011
Time: 09h00
Venue: Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Conference, Midrand
The purpose of the conference is to bring together cooperatives associations, cooperative colleges and government departments responsible for cooperative development from all the fifteen SADC countries to address institutional challenges for cooperatives confronting the SADC region.
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), together with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and South African National Apex Tertiary Corporative (SANACO) is jointly co-hosting the conference. The theme for the conference is "Strengthening and unlocking the Cooperative Model through Empowerment in the SADC region: Blowing the African Cooperative Trumpet."
RSVPs should be directed to
Mamosa Dikeledi
Tel: 012 394 1680
Cell: 083 584 6856
E-mail: MDikeledi@thedti.gov.za.
Sidwell Moloantoa Medupe
Tel: 012 394 1650
Cell: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
