This year, for the first time ever, the official Opening of the Western Cape Parliament, and this year’s State of the Province Address (SOPA), will take place at the Rocklands Civic Centre in Mitchells Plain.
Premier Alan Winde welcomed the historical announcement by Speaker Masizole Mnqasela on Monday.
The SOPA is scheduled to take place on 20 February.
Said Winde: “I fully support the Speaker’s initiative of taking parliament directly to the people of the Western Cape.
“It will be the first time in recent history that the Opening of Parliament and SOPA are happening right within one of our
communities.
“This shows the Western Cape’s commitment to putting the people of this province at the centre of everything that we do.”