MEDIA STATEMENT
BY THE
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
IFP National Listening Campaign - Come and have your say
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16th April 2008 The IFP Secretary-General, Rev. Musa Zondi, today announced that the IFP will be holding a major event in Johannesburg as part of its "national listening campaign," which is aimed at developing a just, prosperous and moral society, whose citizens engage with each other on the basis of ubuntu. The event will be held at the Johannesburg City Hall (cnr. of President and Harrison Streets) on Wednesday, 23rd April 2008 and will begin at 18h00 in the evening. It is scheduled to end at 20h00. The top leadership of the IFP, including its President - Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, its National Chairperson - Mrs. Zanele Magwaza-Msibi, Secretary-General - Rev. Musa Zondi to Members of the National Council as well as IFP Gauteng leadership will all be present in order to personally listen and take up the concerns of the people of Gauteng. Rev. Zondi said: "As many of you will remember this process began at the historic launch of the IFP's values, draft policy process and the IFP Story at the Durban City Hall on the 23rd January 2008. This process began with local based policy unit meetings in KwaZulu-Natal, which are beginning to gain momentum. A forward planning note of these events will be sent to the media in the near future." "The 23rd April event is intended to premier the listening campaign in Gauteng," Rev. Zondi said. "We are not going to Gauteng to deliver long speeches to tell people what we think about the current situation in South Africa. Rather, we are going to Gauteng to listen to what the people of Gauteng have to say about their concerns and dreams for themselves and for South Africa. Because the IFP places an extremely high value on what people have to say, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi himself will lead the IFP listening delegation on the 23rd April 2008 in Gauteng," Rev. Zondi explained. "Once we have heard from the people of South Africa the IFP will hold a special Policy Conference later in the year to consolidate all that we have heard and turn it into concrete policy positions, which we hope South Africa will chose to live by," said Rev. Zondi. Rev. Zondi pointed out; "The IFP believes that working together with the people of South Africa we can fix what is wrong in our country and make it a much better and safer place in which to live." Rev. Zondi concluded by inviting all members of the public to participate in the meeting; "Come and join us and make your voice heard," he said. All members
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