Development (NEPAD) e-Schools
13 April 2007
The President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki will launch
the NEPAD e-Schools Demonstration Project on 17 April 2007.
The President will lead a delegation consisting of Deputy Ministers of
Communications and Education respectively, the Premier of Mpumalanga and senior
government officials. Other members of the delegation will include NEPAD and
African Union (AU) senior officials, members of the Diplomatic Corps as well as
members of the private sector.
The details of the launch are as follows:
Date: 17 April 2007
Time: 12h30 - 15h00
Venue: Maripe Secondary School, Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga province
The launch will cover six schools across the country, making South Africa
the seventh country to launch the project after Uganda, Ghana, Lesotho, Kenya,
Rwanda, and Egypt. The initiative is a joint venture between the South African
Government, HP Consortium, Cisco Consortium, ORACLE Consortium, and NEPAD
e-Africa Commission.
Media are invited to attend.
For further information, please contact:
Brenda Nkosi
Cell: 082 561 9428
E-mail: brendan@po.gov.za
Matshepo Seedat
Cell: 083 228 5041
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
E-mail: albi@doc.gov.za
Samuel Mikenga
Cell: 072 529 6769
E-mail: Smikenga@eafricacommission.org
Issued by: The Presidency
13 April 2007
