Executive mayor of Ekurhuleni Mzwandile Masina has announced precautionary measures for this year’s State of the City Address (SOCA) in line with the current coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The SOCA is due to take place in the Germiston Council Chambers today, March 18, at 10am.
“After careful consultation with community services officials regarding the health and safety of everyone set to attend the SOCA, it has been decided to cancel all SOCA public viewing areas and restrict the attendance of guests at the event,” Masina said.
The SOCA will be livestreamed on the metro’s Facebook page and on their Twitter feed and residents are urged to use the metro’s free Wi-Fi services to stream the speech on the various digital platforms.
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The SOCA will also be broadcast on the following media channels:
• NewzRoom Afrika (Channel 405 on DSTV).
• Power FM.
• Kaya FM.
• Lesedi FM.
• Kasie FM.
• Voice of Thembisa.
• All Ekurhuleni Customer Care Centre screens.
“We are very disappointed that we are unable to host the public and invited guests for this year’s SOCA event, but we know it’s the right decision based on the information we have received,” the mayor said.
“In my address, I will be outlining the metro’s state of preparedness to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.
“This is not a signal for the public to panic, but the start of new habits we must adopt in order to protect our people.”
The theme of this year’s SOCA is Two decades of service delivery and building a local economy that grows in the hands of the people.
Through the speech, Masina will report on the profound milestones the administration has achieved in the past financial year and layout the metro’s priorities for the upcoming year.
He will also reflect on how the metro has continued to revitalise the local economy through good governance and socio-economic transformation.
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