Minister Dlamini to address the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the South African Older Persons Forum (SAOPF) and the Golden Games
Friday, 05 October 2012

Media Advisory

The Minister for Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, will on Wednesday, 10 October, open the annual Golden Games at the Olympia Stadium, Rustenburg.  The Golden Games promote active ageing and socialisation amongst older persons and are held in line with the International Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing which encourages new approaches to ageing policies and programmes in order to promote a society for all ages.

The Minister will also address the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the South African Older Persons (SAOPF), which will take a day before the Golden Games at Sun City Hotel, Rustenburg, on October 9.  The SAOPF is a formation of older persons that seeks to lobby all relevant stakeholders, including government, on issues of concern to older persons.

The overall aim of these initiatives is to improve the quality of life of older persons.

The details are as follows:


Golden Games

Date: 10 to 11 October
Venue: Olympia Stadium, Rustenburg
Time: 10h00


Annual General Meeting

Date: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Time: 10h00
Venue: Sun City International Hotel, Rustenburg

Members of the media are invited to cover the events.

RSVP: Jaconia Kobue on 082 313 4673 or Petrus Siko on 083 647 0668

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