Public Participation Programme, 20 May 2011
Since Cabinet’s decision in October 2000 to introduce public participation
(izimbizo) as a method of interactive governance and unmediated communication,
the platform has enabled government to better understand people’s needs and how
these needs can best be met. In essence, the Public Participation Programme is a
unique form of participatory democracy.
This interactive programme promotes people’s direct access to and
interaction with the President, ministers, premiers, MECs, mayors and local
councilors. It is an important platform for mobilising all sectors of society to
partner with government to speed up change and accelerate service delivery.
Public participation events therefore provide an opportunity for political
leaders in all three spheres to intensify interactive communication around the
Programme of Action (PoA) and other government activities.
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