President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday lead a District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo in the Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape.
Following his visit to the Vlakkeland Housing Project, the President will meet with citizens, community-based organizations, and businesses at the Dal Josaphat Athletics Stadium.
He will be accompanied by a number of Ministers, including Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition and the Cape Winelands District Champion; Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, and district and provincial leaders.
The Presidential Imbizo provides a platform for the President to engage with communities on their experiences of daily life and service delivery by government.
President Ramaphosa has met with residents in five provinces so far: the North West, Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and Northern Cape.
The agricultural sector and export economy of South Africa both rely heavily on the Cape Winelands District Municipality.
“The President’s visit to the district will be concentrated around Paarl – seat of the Drakenstein Local Municipality- where community members and stakeholder groups will be able to put questions to the President and leaders from the national, provincial and local spheres of government during an open-mic session at the Dal Josaphat Athletics Stadium.
“This session will follow a visit by the President to the nearby Vlakkeland catalytic human settlement project,” the Presidency said in a statement.
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To date, R248 million has been spent on the project and 432 houses have been completed and construction is underway on a further 323. More than 180 local workers are employed at this site.
Tomorrow’s Imbizo will be the sixth of its kind since President Ramaphosa gave an undertaking in his February 2022 State of the Nation Address that he will interact with communities in all provinces.
The Imbizo series is themed ‘Leave No-One Behind’, in line with government’s collaboration with all sectors of society to transform the country through a sustainable, equitable and inclusive economy.
A number of government departments and services will stage an exhibition and allow residents to enroll for any public services they may need.
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