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MEDIA RELEASE                                                   09 September 2009

MEC Shongwe meets culture and sport forums in the province

MEC for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Mr Vusi Shongwe will conduct a series of Izimbizo in all the regions of Mpumalanga where he will interact with cultural and sporting organizations in the province.

The Izimbizo are held to create dialogue between the department and the organizations so that strategies to take matters of sport and culture in the province to new heights could be identified and agreed upon by all stakeholders.

MEC Shongwe will use the Izimbizo to inform the cultural and sporting fraternity about programmes run by the department and how they could take part in these programmes and also listen to the challenges that organizations experience so that these could addressed.

The department wants to create a good working relationship with sport and culture forums as a way of developing the province’s rich culture, artistic and sport excellence.

The Izimbizo will be held as follows:

Ehlanzeni Region

Date: 12 September 2009

Venue: Miriam Mokgakane Community hall, Acornhoek, Bushbuckridge Municipality 

Time: 09h00

                                    Gert Sibande Region

Date: 19 September 2009

Venue: Dipaleseng Multipurpose Centre, Dipaleseng Municipality

Time: 09h00

Nkangala Region

Date: 26 September 2009

Venue: Ogies, eMalahleni Municipality

Time: 09h00

For More Information Contact: Sammy Mpatlanyane

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