KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr Bheki Cele will tomorrow (06-12-2007) attend the memorial service of eight victims that were killed in a gruesome road crash involving a truck and a bakkie on the N2 north bound near Mkhuze  last week on Friday (28-11-2007).

The memorial service is scheduled to take place at Vezukusa Primary School at, 10am, this Thursday.

Launch of Summer Holiday Road Safety Plan on 4 December 2007 at the Mooi River Toll Plaza commencing at 08:00

KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr Bheki Cele will on Tuesday (04/12/2007) at Mooi River Toll Plaza at 8.00 am unveil the Summer Holiday Road Safety Plan at the launch of the summer road safety holiday campaign.

Personalised Number Lucky Draw on 1 November 2007 at the Choice Numbers Banking Hall, PMB commencing at 09:00

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will be part of a lucky draw for a personalised licence number at the Choice Numbers Banking Hall on Thursday (01/11/2007) at 9:00 am.

Transport Indaba 2007 to be held on 30 October 2007 at the Stillwaters Hotel, Vryheid, commencing at 09:00

KwaZulu Natal MEC for Transport Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will host the Transport Indaba on Tuesday (30/10/07) at Vryheid, Stillwaters Hotel commencing at 9:00am.   The 2007 Transport Indaba will focus on various issues that include; the report back to stakeholders on the issues raised last year, to give recognition to stakeholders in respect of their achievements, to give recognition to employees who have displayed excellence in service delivery and lastly to release the Green Paper on Transport Policy for Consultation.

Sod Turning of the Wela Vehicle Bridge on 25 October 2007 at Bhekifa High School commencing at 09:00

Memorial Service for 4 Learners on 24 October 2007 at Lee Primary School, Stanger commencing at 10:00

MEC for Transport Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will on Wednesday (24/10/07) at Lee Primary School, Stanger, at 10am attend a memorial service of four learners and a driver of a Venture killed in a gruesome accident involving a truck and a bakkie.

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will officiate the opening of the Thonyelane and Okhombe vehicle bridges in Bergville on Friday (19/10/07) at Ikhombe Primary School at 09:00.
These two projects are aimed at improving infrastructural services geared towards development for 2010 readiness and furthermore to create bridge accessibility to public services in the rural areas. Approximately R17 million was spent on these two projects which also included the reconstruction of the surrounding roads.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport Mr Bheki Cele will on Thursday (18/10/07) at KwaNxamalala Tribal Authority in Msinga at 9.am officiate the opening of Nxamalala Express.

The opening comes after the community of Nxamalala wrote to MEC Cele requesting the construction of the road. The 8 km long road will link Nkobongweni Road and D 1267 and will also serve as a link to Fabeni community and Nxamalala area and is budgeted at R4.2 million.

MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will tomorrow (16/10/07) at 10h00 am at Esibanini Primary School (sports ground) officiate the sod-turning of Main Road P73 in Umzumbe.

The MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will interact with the public regarding road safety issues.

Purpose: to engage the learners in pushing forward the message of road safety.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki CeIe will on Saturday (01 September 2007) at Nogasela Primary School, Impendle at 09h00 officiate the sod-turning of road P127. The road is approximately 14 km long and its estimated cost approximately R10 million. This road is expected to be upgraded from Impendle to Himeville.

In its commitment to significantly change the lives of the poorest of the poor in the rural outskirts of KwaZulu the MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele and MEC for Health Ms Peggy Nkonyeni will visit the area of Mahlabathini in the area called Ekushumayeleni to mark the commencement of the construction of a vehicle bridge and a Primary Health Care Clinic in the area.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr Bheki Cele will officiate the opening of the Malangeni Multi Purpose Community Centre in Scottburgh near Umdoni. The R2 Million project consists of 80 square metre SAPS premises which are aimed at effective and efficient response by members of the SAPS in as far as safety and security is concerned. The project was constructed within a period of 9 months thus creating employment opportunities to the local communities particularly women and youth.

As part of the ongoing remarkable campaign to accelerate rural development by proving access to basic services, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport Community Safety and Liaison Mr Bheki Cele will officiate the opening of Sqandulweni Pedestrian Bridge at Umkomazi in the south coast of KZN.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will conduct the official opening of Sikwebezi Pedestrian Bridge in Osuthu on Friday 8^th June 2007.  This follows an outcry from school children and members of the community concerning years of suffering which has resulted to school children being washed away by floods and being victims of crocodile attacks; sick people not being able to reach hospitals and basic health services, as well as families being preventing from attending burials during the rainy season

As part of the Department's commitment in championing Non-Motorized Transport. MEC Cele and Head of Department Dr K.B. Mbanjwa together with the members of the Legislature and learners will ride bicycles from corner of Peter Kerchhoff Street (Chapel) and Langalibalele Street (Longmarket) to the Legislature at 8am.

MEC Cele will host a press briefing at 13H00 and cocktail session for the members of Parliament, dignitaries and members of the media at the Sobantu Community Hall at 18h30 pm.