MEDIA ALERT

 

DATE 25 APRIL 2006
TO ALL MEDIA
ATTENTION: NEWS EDITORS / REPORTERS / PR WIRE

 

MEC CELE ADDRESSES UMLAZI COUNCILLORS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THE BURNING OF 59 BUSES

Tuesday 25 April, Constituency Office - Umlazi Centre at 16H00 Pm


KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr Bheki Cele will address councillors of Umlazi on the latest developments following the burning down of 59 Buses in Umlazi on the early hours of Sunday 23/04/06.

The meeting will be held at the constituency office in Umlazi Centre at 16h00 pm today. Cele is responding to the councillors’ request on the matter as they feel their involvement is crucial since they are at the critical point of service delivery.

On Sunday evening MEC Cele, Transport officials, City management, Police Investigative Unit and Remant Alton management convened an urgent meeting in Durban where they discussed among other issues shortage of transportation in Umlazi. A team of Specialised Investigators from the SAPS in Pretoria were expected to start working on the investigation yesterday on Monday 24/04/06. Cele is expected to give a detailed report this afternoon at:

Time: 16h00 pm

Venue: Constituency Office - Umlazi Centre

Date: Tuesday 25 April 2006

 

Issued By:  Nonkululeko Mbatha
Media Liaison Officer
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport, Community Safety and Liaison
Cell: 083 645 6252
E-mail: nonkululeko.mbatha@kzntransport.gov.za

 

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