Member of the Law Society of South Africa’s Personal Injury committee, Benock Shabangu, Member of the Executive Council for the Gauteng Department of Health, Qedani Mahlangu, Law Society of South Africa Co-chairperson, Busani Mabunda, Professional Affairs Manager, Lizette Burger, and Law Society of South Africa Co-chairperson, Richard Scott at the first quarterly meeting held on 7 July.
The Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for the Gauteng Department of Health, Qedani Mahlangu, has been mandated by the Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, to convene quarterly discussions with all professional boards to establish ways in which the relationship of the boards and the Gauteng Provincial Government can be strengthened. During the discussions, the MEC will share the province’s strategy regarding the work that will be done to transform, modernise and re-industrialise Gauteng and obtain the views of the boards.
The first of these meetings took place on 7 July and various boards were represented. The discussion covered a wide range of issues, including skills transfer, job creation and training.
A further meeting will be held towards the end of November 2015.
Barbara Whittle, communication manager, Law Society of South Africa, barbara@lssa.org.za
This article was first published in De Rebus in 2015 (Aug) DR 16.
