Services' brochures to the Council for the Blind
4 December 2007
Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Malusi Gigaba will on Wednesday, 5 December
2007, hand over a Braille version of the 'Know Your Home Affairs Services'
brochures to the South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB) as part
of events to mark the annual International Day for People with Disabilities on
3 December.
This is a milestone for the Department of Home Affairs to produce Braille
for the first time to cater for the blind on all its nine civic services and
products that range from birth registration, marriages, including civil union,
and passport applications.
"We are duty bound as a Government of the masses to ensure that we do all
that is in our power to curb the marginalisation of vulnerable sectors of the
society. We hope that this gesture will go a long way in demonstrating our
commitment to facilitate universal access of information to diverse community
across the country," said the Deputy Minister.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Venue: Itireleng Workshop for the Blind, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria
Time: 12h00
Recording and photo opportunity will be provided.
Members of the media interested in covering the event should call:
Thabo Mokgola
Cell: 082 902 8414
For further information please call:
Bayanda Mzoneli
Cell: 082 715 7436
Mantshele wa ga Tau
Cell: 082 802 4814
Issued by: Department of Home Affairs
4 December 2007
