HSRC to sign Memorandum of Understanding with Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders

CATEGORY: DCEO: Research
DATE: 26 February 2014

Media Invitation

HSRC to sign Memorandum of Understanding with Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders on Friday 28 February 2014

The Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders (HOTL) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites members of the media to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two entities on Friday, 28 February 2014 in Bhisho, Eastern Cape.

The main purpose of this MOU is to create a cooperative and collaborative framework through which the Parties will manage their working relationship, in order to establish future cooperative agreements and to provide a framework for collaboration in selected areas of research, development, administrative initiatives, sharing of facilities and other resources and related matters.

Dr Temba Masilela, Deputy CEO Research of the HSRC, Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima,Chairperson of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders and Prof. Priscilla Reddy, Deputy Executive Director, Population Health, Health Systems and Innovations research programme at the HSRC during the signing in Bhisho

More details of the MOU will be explained on Friday at the signing by the Chairperson of the House of House of Traditional Leaders, Nkosi Ngangomhlaba Matanzima and the HSRC’s Deputy CEO: Research, Dr Temba Masilela.

DATE:            28 February 2014
VENUE:           HOTL Boardroom, Independent Avenue, Bhisho
TIME:             14:00

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For more information contact:  Dr Anam Nyembezi on 021 466 8000 or Julian Jacobs on 082 454 4902 or Mr Zingisa Bokwe (HOTL) on 040 609 1030/082 495 3013.