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African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Country Support Mission
visits South Africa again, 5-8 December 2005 Pretoria: The APRM Country
Support Mission, led by Prof Adebayo Adedeji of Nigeria as the eminent person
responsible for South Africa's country self-assessment process, will be in the
country from Monday to Thursday, 5 to 8 December 2005, for a second round of consultations
with stakeholders. Accompanied by representatives from APRM partner institutions
such as the African Development Bank (ADB), the Africa Bureau of the United Nations
Development Programme and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),
Prof Adedeji is responsible for overseeing South Africa's implementation of the
APRM process. Prof Adedeji's team first visited the country from Tuesday
to Friday, 8 to 11 November 2005, to carry out a wide range of consultations with
stakeholders such as the APRM Governing Council, Parliament, traditional leaders,
representatives of constitutional bodies, the media and a variety of civil society
organisations. The Country Support Mission will commence its second round
of consultations in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, on Monday, 5 December 2005. While
there, Prof Adedeji will interact with members of the APRM Provincial Governing
Council, Community Development Workers (CDWs) and other stakeholders. On
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, the Country Support Mission will meet with stakeholders
and the Provincial Governing Council in the Eastern Cape. They will proceed to
the Western Cape on Wednesday, 7 December 2005, for consultations similar to the
ones held with stakeholders in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. While in the Western
Cape, they will also have a separate meeting with the National House of Traditional
Leaders. Professor Adedeji and his team will proceed to George to participate
in the Public Service Conversation, which focuses on the APRM. The conversation
will start on Thursday, 8 December, and end on Saturday, 10 December 2005. Over
150 practitioners, academics and experts are expected to attend. Enquiries:
Emmanuel
Kgomo
Tel: (012) 314 7231
Cell: 082 800 6796 Issued by: Department
of Public Service and Administration
30 November 2005 | 
