MINISTER CREECY AND DEPUTY MINISTER SOTYU TO BRIEF THE MEDIA ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS BUDGET VOTE

9th July 2019

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy and her Deputy, Ms Maggie Sotyu, will brief the media on the Department’s Budget Vote to be delivered in the Old Assembly Chamber on Thursday 11 July 2019.

The Minister and the Deputy Minister will deliver the Department of Environmental Affairs’ 2019/20 Budget Vote Speech that responds to the sixth administration's priority areas.

Members of the media are invited to a pre-budget media briefing in which the Minister and Deputy Minister will outline the critical aspects of their speeches and Department’s programmes.

Details of the media briefing are as follows:
Date:        Thursday, 11 July 2019
Time:       12:00
Venue:     Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament

NB: Please note there will be a video link to GCIS Press Room, 1035 Frances Baard Street (corner Festival Street), Hatfield.

Tabling of the Environmental Affairs Budget Vote will take place as per the following details:
Date:        Thursday, 11 July 2019
Venue:     Old Assembly Chamber
Time:        18:15

To RSVP, contact: Peter Mbelengwa – 082 611 8197 / PMbelengwa@environment.gov.za or Tshego Letshwiti – 076 307 9634 / TLetshwiti@environment.gov.za

For media queries, contact: Albi Modise – 083 490 2871