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Media Release
Rural development pilot a success - The communities of Tsolo and Qumbu villages roundly applauded the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the provincial government during the recent visits to the rural development pilot sites....

Media Release
Rural Development Programmes will lead to prosperity - The Eastern Cape provincial summit on rural development recently held in Mthatha heard that for the rural development strategy to succeed all government departments and municipalities should work together in a coordinated manner....

Media Invite
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT - Members of the media are advised that the scheduled media briefing during the Provincial rural development summit that will be held on 25-26 January 2010 at the Health Resource Centre in Mthatha has been changed....

Latest Documents

Speeches - uploaded: 24 February 2010
State of the Province Address - Honourable Speaker, informed by the overwhelming mandate we received on the 22nd of April 2009, we announced to this House a Provincial Strategic Framework which outlined priorities for this term. This framework focused on addressing the core structural challenges we face including the structural weaknesses in our provincial economy characterised by a weak primary sector, spatial imbalances and continuing uneven development, poverty and unemployment; capacity constraints within key service delivery departments and municipalities; and growing demand for Government intervention against the signiŸ cant budget constraints that have arisen.... download >>

Speeches - uploaded: 24 February 2010
Budget Speech - It is my privilege to present the first budget of the administration of President Zuma to this House. Last week we had the special honour of hosting former President Mandela in Parliament. He exuded his inimitable magic. He reminded us of what we have achieved in our struggle for freedom and in our democratic journey. He reminded us that South Africans are capable of extraordinary things. We are, as you also reminded us, Mr President, an extraordinary people. ... download >>

Speeches - uploaded: 12 February 2010
State of the Nation Address - State of the Nation address By His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Joint Sitting Of Parliament, Cape Town.... download >>