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NATIONAL WASTE SUMMIT
26-28 September 2001
The Ranch Protea Hotel, Pietersburg, Northern Province

26 September 2001

TIME EVENT CHAIRPERSON
11h00-13h00 Registration  
13h00-14h00 Lunch  
STAKEHOLDER PREPARATORY CAUCUS
Room 1 (Georgian)    
14h00-17h00 Business and industry:
Waste minimisation, recycling and ways to incentivise and promote recycling		  
Room 2 (Melsetter)    
14h00-17h00 National, provincial and local governments:
Landfill management, solid waste disposal and municipal waste		  
Room 3 (Bacchus)    
14h00-17h00 NGOs, CBOs and Youth Commission:
Community participation in waste management and awareness-raising		  
17h00-18h00 Continuation of registration
Tea and coffee		  
18h00-18h20 Welcome Address: Mr N. Ramahlodi, Premier of Northern Province Mr T.A. Mufamadi, MEC: Finance, Economic Affairs and Tourism, Northern Province
18h25-18h55 Keynote address: Mr. M.V. Moosa, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Launching of the cleanest town competition		  
19h00 Gala dinner  

 

27 September 2001

TIME EVENT CHAIRPERSON
08h00-08h05 Introduction of programme for the day Mr T. Mufamadi
08h00-08h40 Opening address by guest speaker Dr M. Tsele, General Secretary of the SA Council of Churches  
08h45-09h20 Address: Ms R. Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism  
09h25-09h40 Business South Africa: Ms N. Damby, CEO: Business SA  
09h40-10h20 Tea and coffee  
10h25-12h10 THEME: THE CURRENT STATUS AND PROBLEMS
Presentation by the provinces on the status quo and review of waste management in the provinces (recycling target and trends, mobilisation and awareness-raising, solid-waste disposal, etc.)		  
Melsetter (Room1)
Eastern Cape
Free State
Gauteng		 Ms E. Molewa, MEC: North West  
Bacchus (Room 2)
KwaZulu-Natal
Western Cape
North West		 Ms M. Metcalfe, MEC: Gauteng  
Georgian (Room 3)
Mpumalanga
Northern Province
Northern Cape		 Mr N. Singh, MEC: KwaZulu-Natal  
12h10-13h10 Lunch  
13h15-15h00 THEME: SOLUTIONS AND PREPARATION OF DECLARATION
Commissions		  
Melsetter (Room1)
Waste minimisation, recycling and ways to incentivise and promote recycling		 Group leader: Ms N. Damby, Business SA  
Bacchus (Room 2)
Landfill management, solid-waste disposal and municipal waste		 Group leader: Father S. Mkhatswa, chairperson: SALGA  
Georgian (Room 3)
Community participation in waste management and awareness-raising		 Group leader: Ms T. Khumbane, Environmental Development Agency  
15h00-15h30 Tea  
15h35-17h30 Commissions continue  
17h30 Closing remarks and invitation to braai  
19h00 Braai  

 

28 September 2001

TIME EVENT CHAIRPERSON
THEME: COMMISSIONS' REPORT-BACK    
Plenary session Ms C. Mashigo-Dlamini, MEC: Mpumalanga  
08h05-08h35 Waste minimisation, recycling and ways to incentivise and promote recycling Presenter: Mr T. Makunyane, Mayor of Polokwane
08h40-09h10 Landfill management, solid-waste disposal and municipal waste Presenter: Mr J. Maswanganyi, MEC: Local Government and Housing
09h15-09h45 Community participation in waste management and awareness-raising Presenter: Ms E. Motubatsi, Community Builder of the Year (2000-01)
09h50-10h20 Tea and coffee  
10h25-10h35 Youth contribution to waste management: Youth Commission  
10h30-11h00 Keynote address: Mr S. Mufamadi, Minister of Provincial and Local Government  
11h05-11h35 Presentation of declaration: His Worship, Mayor of Tshwane, Father S. Mkhatswa  
11h40-12h00 Adoption of declaration and closing address: Ms R. Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism  
12h05-12h15 Vote of thanks: Ms G. Mahlangu, chairperson: Portfolio Committee on Environment  
12h20-13h20 Lunch and departure