NEWSFLASH                                                                                       20 February 2001 

NEWS CONFERENCE ON FREE BASIC WATER AND ELECTRICITY 

Every household and family in the Metro area is affected by the burning issue of the times – the provision of free basic water and electricity. 

To ensure that this beneficial service is fully understood and delivered with equity and efficiency, the City of Cape Town has embarked on a process of workshopping the policy, the objectives and implementation procedures.

 But it is also vitally important that all consumers are accurately informed. 

Tomorrow councillors will attend a workshop at which all these issues will be discussed.    

The provision of free basic services is high on the scale of public interest and the news media are invited to attend a news conference at which important information will be disseminated by Cllr David Erleigh (Executive Committee member responsible for City Infrastructure) and Mike Marsden (Interim Services Co-ordinator). 

DATE:      Wednesday 21 February 2001 

TIME:       15h45 

PLACE:  Parow Civic Centre

                 Corner Tallent and Voortrekker Roads

                 Parow

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