Eradication of Slums Conference, 19 to 21 May

17 May 2005

Minister of Housing Lindiwe Sisulu in partnership with the Slum Dwellers Initiative (SDI) will host a Slum Eradication Conference in Cape Town, from 19 to 21 May 2006. The purpose of the conference is to examine rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies.

Under the theme; ‘Preparing for Vancouver: Government-Slum Dweller Partnership to eradicate slums’, the conference will also look at ways of presenting a united front at the Vancouver World Urban Forum to be held later this year in Canada.

Present at the conference will be representatives from different organisations for the homeless people across the world under the body SDI. African ministers from Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and all the relevant mayors of South Africa will also be attend the conference.

Members of the media are invited to attend the conference.

For more information contact:
Monwabisi Maclean
Spokesperson
Cell: 083 6345199

Teboho Montse
Cell: 082 8866721

Issued by: Department of Housing
17 May 2006