Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Honourable Fikile Xasa, will on Wednesday, 9 November 2016, visit Alfred Nzo District Municipality and on Thursday, 10 November 2016 will visit Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan. The purpose of the visit is to unleash a programme to support War Rooms so that they become functional and realise their objectives.
The engagement session is part of the implementation of the Policy Speech delivered by MEC Xasa in April wherein he saidin the new financial year, Cogta’s plans include facilitating, supporting and monitoring the establishment of War Rooms in 705 Wards of the Province and the participation of traditional leaders therein.
“The intention of setting up War Rooms is to broaden participation of civil society on issues of service delivery, planning as well as to enforce accountability by public representatives,” said MEC.
The meeting will be attended by all Troikas, Ward Councillors, Community Development Workers (CDW’s) and Ward Committees.
Details are as follows:
Venue: Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Date: 9 November 2016
Time: 9h00
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
Date: 10 November 2016
Time: 9h00
Members of the media are invited to attend and kindly confirm attendance to Thando Sonjica at 079 508 7571 or an e-mail to thando.sonjica@eccogta.gov.za or teedo.sonjica@gmail.com
Enquires:
Mamnkeli Ngam
Cell: 071 685 7981
