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Minister Muthambi to engage community development workers in Kwazulu Natal

Since the inception of the Community Development Workers Programme, the CDWs have been the conduits of information between Government and the citizens, and have contributed immensely in the speeding up of service delivery

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 15, 2017/APO Group/ --

Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ms Faith Muthambi, will convene a provincial consultative engagement on the Community Development Workers Programme (CDWP), jointly with a briefing on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) second generation review process, in Kwazulu Natal province.

The joint consultative engagement will take stock of the current state of the CDWP, how the programme could be strengthened to ensure improved service delivery, and will empower CDWs on their role in the APRM second generation review process, which will commence in the 2018/19 financial year.

Since the inception of the Community Development Workers Programme, the CDWs have been the conduits of information between Government and the citizens, and have contributed immensely in the speeding up of service delivery. CDWs will also play an important role of engaging the communities during the upcoming APRM second generation review process.

The Minister will engage all CDWs of Kwazulu Natal Province during the event which is scheduled as follows:

  • Date: Friday 17 November 2017
  • Province: Kwazulu Natal
  • Venue: Umkumbaan Community Hall, Ridgeview (EThekwini Municipality) 
  • Time: 10:00

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