GEORGE NEWS - The George Municipality's communication team was nominated as one of the top three most proactive communication teams in local municipalities in South Africa at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) Communications Awards last week.
The other two nominees were Umzimvubu Local Municipality from the Eastern Cape towns of Mount Frere and Mount Alyliff (the winners) and Thaba Chweu Local Municipality from Mashishing, previously called Lydenburg, in the north-western region of Mpumalanga.
The awards ceremony formed part of the 6th annual Salga National Communicators' Forum that took place from 12 to 14 April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Salga's National Communicators Forum offers a platform for municipal communicators to share insights, developments and the latest trends in the communications industry.
Municipalities across South Africa are nominated for various communication awards at the forum.
According to Salga, the award for which the George Municipal Communications team was nominated, is for a communications team that is always proactive in its work.
"It ensures that it takes part in information sharing, creates more awareness, or even profiles certain service delivery programmes and events. This team remains committed to actively participating in various platforms and programmes in the three spheres of government. This is quite an outstanding team indeed!" Salga said.
Municipal Manager Dr Michele Gratz congratulated the communication team with doing outstanding work that caught the attention of the Salga adjudication team, as no entry was submitted.
"This certainly is a sign that the George municipal communication team strives to ensure that the municipality communicates in an effective, transparent, coordinated and professional manner, which increases public confidence in the municipality and participation in the municipal processes," she said.
The George municipal communication team comprises. from left: communications manager Chantel Edwards, senior communication officer Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe and communication officer Debra Sauer.
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