MEDIA ALERT

DEVELOPMENT IMBIZO: 18 - 19 DECEMBER 2003

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, S'bu Ndebele, Deputy President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, together with national deputy ministers of Defence and Minerals & Energy, Nozizwe Madlala-Routlidge and Suzan Shabangu, accompanied by local MEC's for Health, Agriculture & Environment, and Public Works, Zweli Mkhize, Dumisani Makhaye and Mike Mabuyakhulu respectively will be hosting  an Imbizo on Development.

As part of the proceedings, MEC Ndebele will open a R2.8 million bridge, known as Mnweni River Bridge. The Bridge will provide a link and access to a million people with the following key institutions:

• Clinic at Olivershoek
• Emaosi Hospital
• Gqomu Police Station, and
• Surrounding schools

The Transport MEC will also turn the sod to mark the commencement of work on Main Road 499, at Kwambonambi, near Empangeni on Friday, 19 December 2003 at 10h00. The road is 12 km long, linking KwaMbonambi and Dondotha, and the projected amount of money that will be spent to upgrade and blacktop the road is 14 million rands. 

Details of the Imbizo's are as follows: 

Thursday, 18 December 2003, at Bergville 
Somtseu Primary School, at 10h00.

Friday, 19 December 2003, at KwaMbonambi
Dondotha Sports Fields, at 10h00.

ALL MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. PLEASE NOTE PICTURE OPPORTUNITIES.

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