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Upcoming Events From Today to 11 February 2012

Latest News Items

Media Release
MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform is furious - The MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform is furious after she found more that 2000 bags of fertilizer and maize seeds lying unused for the last two years in the poverty-stricken village of Mgababa in Peddie....

Media Invite
Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards - The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform cordially invite the media houses to witness the honouring of Eastern Cape women who are working tirelessly to ensure that they participate in the economic development, food security, entrepreneur development and job creation through agricultural and fishery programmes...

Media Invite
MEC to embark on school visit with the aim to revive agriculture - The Hon MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Zoleka Capa cordially invites members of the media to join her as she will embark on school visits in a bid to revive agriculture in the schools....

Latest Documents

Annual Performance Plans - uploaded: 11 April 2011
Annual Performance Plan 11-12 - This Annual Performance Plan(APP) is guided by the National Priorities reflected on the strategic plan that contains all the political priorities. The Annual Performance Plan is the guiding document outlining the vision, the mission, strategic goals, strategic objectives, performance indicators and costed annual targets. ... download >>

Strategic Plans - uploaded: 11 April 2011
Strategic Plan 2010/11- 2014/15 - The department is mandated to champion Rural Development and Agrarian Reform. Facilitation and co-ordination of rural development for the Province remain the responsibility of the department. This will be achieved through an effective intergovernmental relations including all stakeholders’ participation. This mandate is executed in the context of addressing the pressing problems of poverty and social exclusion facing the majority of the Province’s population, and the increasing marginalization of the poor from global markets. It is much about improving the productive capacity of the rural economy.... download >>

Policy Speeches - uploaded: 23 March 2011
Policy Speech 2011 - The policy speech by MEC Zoleka Capa on the 23rd March 2011... download >>