MPUMALANGA PREMIER'S ITINERARY

NCOP TAKING PARLIAMENT TO THE PEOPLE, 14 MARCH 2005

Premier Thabang Makwetla will address the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) sitting,dubbed ‘Taking Parliament to the People', to be held at KwaMhlanga Legislative Assembly, Mpumalanga.

•  Time: 10h00
Venue: KwaMhlanga Legislative Assembly
OPENING OF THE TEKWANE HOTEL SCHOOL, 15 MARCH 2005

The Premier will officially open the first Mpumalanga Hospitality and Tourism Academy at Tekwane.

•  Time: 9h00
Venue: Tekwane (KaNyamazane)

PREMIER HOSTS NCOP DINNER, 16 MARCH 2005

Premier will host a gala dinner for the visiting NCOP members at Emalahleni Municipality.

•  Time: 19h00
Venue: Emalahleni Banquet Hall (Witbank)

WORLD TB DAY, 17 MARCH 2005

Premier will join the Deputy President Mr. Jacob Zuma, Minister Ms ME Msimang and Ministers of Health from Swaziland and Mozambique as part of events preceding the World TB Day.

•  Time: 12h00

•  Venue: Komatipoort Stadium

DEPUTY PRESIDENT ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE NCOP, 18 MARCH 2005

Premier Thabang Makwetla will respond to the NCOP sitting on the Deputy President's address at KwaMhlanga Legislative Assembly.

•  Time: 10:00
Venue: KwaMhlanga Legislative Assembly

Enquiries: Ntime Skhosana (Premier's Spokesperson)
at (013) 766 2055 / 084 673 0415

Issued by Mpumalanga Provincial Government
Office of the Premier

Mpumalanga Provincial Government gearing up to accelerate Service Delivery

The Executive Council was briefed on progress made pertaining to the elimination of the bucket toilets at Lekwa, uMjindi, Msukaligwa and Albert Luthuli Municipalities. After the completion of this project, residents in these areas can rejoice and celebrate for this change that they patiently waited for, for so many years.

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MPUMALANGA AHEAD OF EPWP JOB CREATION TARGET

Mpumalanga's Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has surged ahead of the provincial target of 10 000 jobs in the 2004/2005 financial year.

By the end of February 2005, the province had already provided 10 725 job opportunities. It is expected that another 2 000 jobs will be created before the end of March 2005.

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FIRST HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM ACADEMY FOR MPUMALANGA

Premier Thabang Makwetla and Education MEC Siphosezwe Masango officially opened the Provincial Hospitality and Tourism Academy outside at Tekwane South, Nelspruit on Tuesday, 15 March 2005.

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OVER R600 000 TO UNLOCK HERITAGE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

(09 March 2005)

The National Heritage Council and the Mpumalanga provincial government delegation led by Premier Thabang Makwetla entered into an agreement of cooperation to re-define the heritage of Mpumalanga Province and its contribution to economic development.

Prof. Peter Delius, a historian from Wits University, will lead a study that is aimed at documenting the story of Mpumalanga and its historic contribution to the emergence of the new South Africa.

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