MEC Mahlangu to table 2010/11 Economic Development, Environment and
Tourism Policy and Budget vote
26 May 2010
The MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism in Mpumalanga, Mr JL (Jabu) Mahlangu will address the Mpumalanga Legislature to provide feedback on the progress made on plans presented to the legislature last August. This will happen when he tables the Departmental Policy and Budget Speech for 2010/11 financial year, on the date underneath.
The speech will also focus on the plans for the current financial year. Amongst others, the Department and its public entities successfully performed the following:
- Held a successful Economic Summit with the intension of mitigating
the effects of the economic recession (15-16 October, 2009);
- Facilitated the participation of a number of emerging exporters;
- Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between three cities
(our Province represented by the MTPA; the Swaziland Tourism Agency and the
National Tourism Institute of Mozambique) to collectively promote and
advance tourism within the region;
- Launched the tourism airlift contract with Comair ( 04 May 2010);
- Merged the old MEGA, MADC and MHFCO to create a new super entity, to be known as MEGA (31 March 2010)
Details of the tabling:
Date: Thursday, 27 May 2010
Venue: Mpumalanga Legislature, Chamber
Riverside, Nelspruit
Time: 14:15
For more information:
Mr. Mohau Ramodibe
Spokesperson
Tel: 013 766 4148
Cell: 082 771 9950
Issued by: Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development
and Tourism
