President to assess progress on District Development Model
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 28 February 2020, chair a meeting of the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) which will evaluate progress of the Sixth Administration’s implementation of the District Development Model.
Premiers of all 9 provinces and Mayors representing the 44 district municipalities and 8 metropolitan municipalities will participate in tomorrow’s meeting at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Tshwane.
This meeting follows the August 2019 session of the President’s Coordinating Council where the District Development Model was first adopted.
Under the District Development Model all three spheres of government coordinate and integrate development plans and budgets and mobilise the capacity and resources of government and civil society, including business, labour and community, in pursuit of inclusive growth and job creation.
President Ramaphosa launched three District Development pilot projects in the rural setting of O.R Tambo District in the Eastern Cape Province, the metropolitan City of eThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal Province and the mining region of Waterberg District Municipality in Limpopo Province.
Tomorrow’s meeting will receive reports on the roll-out of the District Development Model in the pilot districts, including updates on economic development and growth initiatives, skills development, youth employment, infrastructure, investments, water services and human settlements.
Members of the media are invited for a photo opportunity at the meeting as follows:
Date: Friday, 28 February 2020
Time: 09:00 (Media to arrive at 08:00)
Venue: Sefako M Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse, Tshwane
Members of the media who intend to attend should send their details to Khutjo Sebata on 079 898 4621 by no later than 17h00 on Thursday, 27 February 2020.
Media enquiries:
Khusela Diko
Spokesperson to the President
Cell: 072 854 5707
