Media Alert: Premier Zille to Open Paarl East, Cape Access e-Centre

On Wednesday 7 August, Premier Helen Zille will officially open a Cape Access e-Centre in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Paarl East Thusong Centre. Cape Access e-Centres are part of the Western Cape Government’s investments to bridge the digital divide by providing computer and internet facilities to benefit poor communities.

Premier Zille spoke during her 2013/14 Department of the Premier budget speech about the importance of ICT development for increased economic competitiveness and growth as well as skills development. The rollout of Cape Access e-Centres is linked to the implementation of a provincial broadband strategy that aims to ensure greater access to information and promote a vibrant knowledge economy in the Western Cape.

Date: 7 August 2013

Venue: Paarl East Thusong Centre, Van der Stel street, Paarl-East

(Van der Stel Street has two separate sections and the Thusong Centre is on the section between Abattoir Street and Orleans Avenue. The section between Langenhoven Avenue and Klein Drakenstein Road is not the correct section.)