President Ramaphosa to chair Working Group on Disability meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Tuesday, 26 February 2019, chair a meeting of the Presidential Working Group on Disability at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
 
In his recent Reply to the Debate on the State of the Nation Address President Ramaphosa said government’s Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for the years 2020-2025 should mainstream   the empowerment and support to people with disability across all government departments and   programmes.
 
The President said the MTSF should be accompanied by an integrated information system that is able to track performance against targets and every state organ should be reporting substantively on the inclusion of people with disability within their respective mandates.
 
The President assured the joint sitting of Parliament that government was working to ensure that people living with disabilities had equitable access to education, health services, employment, social security and all the opportunities that come with living in a democracy.
 
President Ramaphosa has characterised the meeting with the Presidential Working Group on Disability as a valuable opportunity for dialogue between government and a section of society that for too long has not been able to fully realise the promise of our Constitution.
 
Media are invited to cover the President’s opening remarks at the session. A statement will be issued later on the outcomes of the meeting.
 
Details of the meeting as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Time: 09:00 (Media to arrive at 08:00)
Venue: Union Buildings, Pretoria
 
Media who would like to cover the media opportunity are requested to liaise with Khutjo Sebata and rsvp on khutjo@presidency.gov.za /079 898 4621 with full details of ID/Passport Number, Media House and designation by no later than 16h00 on 25 February 2019.
 

Media enquiries: Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the President on 072 854 5707

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria