Issued by: Gauteng Legislature
MEDIA STATEMENT
The 86 members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature return from recess on 22 January 1996 and will be attending the various meetings of the 16 Standing Committees. Some of the meetings have already been scheduled, and details are available in the diary that follows. The Third Legislative Year opens on 23 February when the first Sitting of the House for 1996, takes place.
Meanwhile, from 22 to 26 January 1996, the Gauteng Legislature will be hosting the first southern Africa Workshop of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), where Members of Parliament and Cabinet Ministers from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, will be attending. Also present will be Members of South Africa's National Parliament from Cape Town, as well as MPLs from the 9 provincial Legislatures in the country. The Workshop will be aiming at achieving an advancement in democratic parliamentary practice.
Issued to be discussed include: 1. Relations with the Media; 2. Public participation in the Legislative process; 3. Party organisation within Parliament; 4. History and role of the CPA; and 5. Role of the Speaker and staff of Parliament.
The "Gauteng Parliamentary Association" (GPA), the provincial branch of the CPA, has been formed, and below are members of its Executive Committee:
Branch President Trevor Fowler, ANC MPL Vice-President Tom Gunning, NP MPL Brance Secretary Stanley Nkosi, Provincial Secretary Chairperson & Branch Representative Lindiwe Mseko, ANC MPL Treasurer Derek Christophers, NP MPL Executive Members Lindiwe Zulu, ANC MPL Sheila Weinberg, ANC MPL Gerrie Human, FF MPL Gertrude Mzizi, IFP MPL Brian Goodall, DP MPL] Recording Secretary Reinhild Niebuhr, Head: Communication.
Journalists are invited to attend every session of the Workshop, and are hereby advised to contact the Media Liaison Officer for accreditation.
MOEMISE MOTSEPE Media Liaison Officer
(Issued by the Communication Department of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature)