Sundays River Valley Municipality

AFRICA DAY CELEBRATIONS 2013

The Sundays River Valley Municipality (SRVM) together with the Department of Sports Recreation Arts and Culture (DSRAC) celebrated Africa day on the 24th and 25th of May 2013 at the Paterson Stadium.

SRVM hosts MEC for Rural development and Agrarian Reform

The Sundays River Valley Municipality (SRVM) hosted the MEC for the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRAR), Honorable Zoleka Chapa on the 3rd May 2013 at the Bersig Community Hall in Kirkwood.  The purpose of the engagement session was to create a dialogue between DRAR and the farmers meaning MEC Chapha would impart information on the services that DRAR offers and relevant officials to contact and also solicit inputs and understand the plight of Sundays River Valley Local Farmers.

AFRICA DAY 2013 CELEBRATIONS

Theme: “Pan Africanism and the African Renaissance”

The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts & Culture inconjuction with Sundays River Valley Local Municipality through its Directorate museum and heritage is hosting the Provincial Africa Day celebrations 2013. The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture has a responsibility of observing Africa Day celebrations every year. Africa Day is the annual commemoration on 25 May of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 1991, the OAU established the African Economic Community, and in 2002 it established its own successor, the African Union. Africa Day thus a celebration of African Unity and an important milestone in the history and development of Africa. The celebrations acknowledge the progress Africans have made, while at the same time reflecting upon the common challenges Africans face in the global environment.

Speech of the Mayor of Sundays River Valley Municipality On the Occasion of the Official Launch of the Local IGR Forum, On 11 April 2013, At Kirkwood Correctional Centre

Programme Director MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs Executive Mayor of Cacadu District Municipality Mayors of our sister municipalities Councillors present here Officials representing various provincial departments and local government spheres Leaders of various organisations and institutions Members of ward committees present here Ladies and gentlemen