communities
17 March 2009
You are invited by the Electoral Commission to a signing ceremony between
the IEC and the farming community of South Africa at the Birchwood Hotel in
Boksburg.
As with previous elections, the IEC will sign an agreement with the farming
community to give the IEC and party agents access to farms and their
co-operation and support with regard to the forthcoming elections.
Date: 18 March 2009
Time: 10h00 to 13h00
Venue: Birchwood Hotel, Viewpoint Street, Barlett, Boksburg
National briefing of farming communities and signing of MoU for 2009
National and Provincial Elections
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Draft programme
Facilitator: Shameme Manjoo (Senior Manager, Civic Education, Research and
Knowledge Management, IEC)
09h30 - 10h00: Arrival and registration
10h00 - 10h05: Welcome and opening remarks
10h05 - 10h20 Road to Elections Ms Matshidiso Masutha (Deputy Chief Electoral
Officer, Outreach: IEC)
10h20 - 10h40: Overview of outreach programmes, Dr Kealeboga Maphunye (Manager,
Research and Knowledge Management, IEC)
10h40 - 11h10: Keynote address Dr Brigalia Bam (Chairperson, IEC)
11h10 - 11h30: Tea
11h45 â 12h30: Commitments from farming communities:
* Transvaal Agricultural Union
* National African Farmers Union
* Food and Allied Workers Union
* Rural Legal Trust
12h30 - 12h50: Signing of the MoU
12h50 - 13h00: Closing remarks (Commissioner Thoko Mpumlwana (Deputy
Chairperson, IEC)
13h00 - 14h00: Lunch
For media enquiries please contact:
Lydia Young
Cell: 082 650 8652
Issued by: Independent Electoral Commission
17 March 2009
