MEDIA ALERT

Please take note of the following events by MEC Bheki Cele.

MEC BHEKI CELE TO CONDUCT A SOD TURNING CEREMONY IN BERGVILLE SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2005, TONYELANI BRIDGE KWAHLONGWANE AT 9AM

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport Community, Safety and Liaison Mr Bheki Cele will conduct a sod turning ceremony of the Tonyelani river bridge in Bergville on Saturday 24 September 2005; this follows MEC Cele's visit to Bergville earlier this year where members of the community under the leadership of Inkosi Hlongwane cried for help requesting the Department to build a river bridge after six children were reported drowned and killed from the river.

Since KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport commenced constructing pedestrian bridges at river crossing some five years ago there has been a demand for such structures from numerous communities. The Department has also realised that better transport systems can link up rural and urban areas as well as Southern Africa as a whole and at the same time contribute broadly to economic development and social upliftment.

MEC BHEKI CELE TO ATTEND SIYABAKHUMBULA PRAYER DAY
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2005, KWAXIMBA SPORTS GROUND AT 9AM

MEC Cele will be embarking on provincial Siyabakhumbula Prayer Days, which will take place throughout the province in memory of all victims of road accidents in KwaZulu-Natal. During the month of October the prayer days will coincide with Transport Month under the theme "Transport - the beat of SA's economy".

MEC Cele will attend the first provincial Siyabakhumbula prayer day under Durban Region at KwaXimba Sports Ground on the 25 of September 2005. The Department's intention is to consolidate the relationship with civil society institutions and in particular to focus on securing the support of all religious leaders in KwaZulu-Natal to ensure that the culture of road safety truly becomes everybody's responsibility.

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