Communications Minister Faith Muthambi to speak at Community Broadcasting Engagement: 24 Jun 2016

22 Jun 2016

Minister of Communications to deliver a keynote address at the Community Broadcasting Engagement

Minister of Communications Ms. Faith Muthambi will deliver a keynote address at the Community Broadcasting Stakeholder engagement workshop on the 24th of June 2016 in Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Gauteng.

“Community-based Broadcasting ability to reach even the most rural of people makes this media a powerful tool that has to be capacitated and enabled. Community broadcasting plays an essential role in facilitating the government’s developmental agenda and in the implementation of Rural Development Plans”, said Muthambi.

The workshop will be attended by more than 100 community radio stations from all nine provinces, it is aimed at engaging the station managers on critical trends, developments and issues that face this very critical sector of our democracy.

Details for the event:
Venue: Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg
Date: 24 June 2016
Time: 09H00  

For Enquiries:
Mish Molakeng
Cell: 082 469 3997     
       
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