Appendix D—Committee Delegation visit to Africa—Itinerary
South Africa
Tuesday, 5 April 2011—Cape Town
- Briefing by High
Commissioner and High Commission officials
- Breakfast meeting
with Hon. Ms Sue van der Merwe MP, former Deputy Foreign Minister
- Visit to Table
Mountain observation point
- Tour of Parliament
House
- Lunchtime meeting
with Western Cape Business Group
Tuesday, 5 April 2011—Johannesburg
- Attendance at Commonwealth
Business Forum Reception
Wednesday, 6 April 2011—Johannesburg
- Tour of Monash South
Africa campus
- Meeting with
Professor Tyrone Pretorius, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Monash South Africa and staff
- Meeting with Mr Shane
Immelman, CEO, Lapdesk, and staff
- Tour of Masakane
Primary School, Zandspruit Township
- Lunchtime meeting
with Ms Freda Evans, Chief Financial Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange and
staff
Wednesday, 6 April 2011—Pretoria
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Pravin Gordhan MP, Finance Minister
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Ismael Ebrahim MP, Deputy Foreign Minister
- Roundtable meeting
with Australian High Commission officials
- Reception hosted by
Australian High Commission with African Heads of Mission and Heads of African
think tanks
Zimbabwe
Thursday, 7 April 2011—Harare
- Briefing by Australian Ambassador and Embassy officials
- Meeting with Hon. Senator
Ms Edna Madzongwe, President of the Senate
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Reception hosted by
Australian Embassy
Friday, 8 April 2011—Harare
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Patrick Chinamasa, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs
- Tour of Harare Sports
Ground
- Meeting with Mr Peter
Chingoka, Chairman; and Mr Ozais Byute, Managing Director, Zimbabwe Cricket
- Lunchtime meeting
with various Ambassadors to Zimbabwe and businessmen
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Lovemore Moyo MP, Speaker of the House of Assembly
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Tendai Biti MP, Minister of Finance
- Meeting with women
leaders, including Hon. Ms Sekai Holland MP, Minister of State for National
Healing and Reconciliation; and
Hon. Ms Jesse Majome MP, Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs
Saturday, 9 April 2011—Bulawayo
- Site visit to
Bulawayo Water and Sewage Emergency Response Program
- Meeting with Mr Thabo
Moyo, Mayor of Bulawayo
- Meeting with Hon. Ms
Thokozani Khupe MP, Deputy Prime Minister
- Site visit to
Ebenezer Rural Agricultural Training Centre
- Visit to Matopo
National Park and grave of Cecil Rhodes
- Dinner with invited
guests including Hon. Senator David Coltard, Minister of Education, Sport, Art
and Culture
Sunday, 10 April 2011—Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
- Lunchtime break at Hwange
and briefing on Hwange Power Station rehabilitation program
- Sunset cruise on
Zambezi River, Victoria Falls
Monday, 11 April 2011—Victoria Falls
- Viewing of Victoria
Falls
- Roundtable meeting
with representatives of the Zimbabwe tourism industry
Ghana
Tuesday, 12 April 2011—Accra
- Briefing by High
Commissioner and High Commission officials
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
- Tour of Parliament
House
- Meeting with Hon.
Prof. Mike Oquaye, Second Deputy Speaker and with members of Select Committees
on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
- Meeting with NGOs
(Third World Network, Imani, and WANEP) to discuss mining and conflict
prevention issues
- Briefing by Dr Joe
Abbey, Executive Director, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis, on Ghana’s
economic outlook
- Meeting with Dr
Alfred Dixon, Governing Board member, West and Central African Council for
Agricultural Development , Mr Ernest Assiedu, Staple Crops Program Manager; and
Dr Bruce Pengelly, CSIRO project head
- Reception hosted by
Australian High Commission with Australian and Ghanaian government and business
contacts, and Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development
Wednesday, 13 April 2011—Takoradi, West Ghana
- Tour of New Salman
Village Resettlement Site
- Tour of Adamus
Resources Nzema Gold Project
- Lunchtime meeting
with Mr Mark Connelly, CEO Adamus Resources, local traditional leaders, and
trainees from Kikam Technical Institute
Thursday, 14 April 2011—Accra
- Site visit to Water
Aid project at Sabon Zongo, Accra
Ethiopia
Friday, 15 April 2011—Addis Ababa
- Briefing by
Australian Ambassador, Embassy officials and Defence Attaché
- Meeting with HE Mr
Erastus Mwencha MP, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
- Meeting with Hon. Mr
Tesfaye Daba MP, Chairperson Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Security Affairs; and Hon. Mr Bruck, Chairperson Standing Committee on Trade
- Meeting with HE Mr
Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa
- Lunch with Ambassador
to African Union, senior representatives of Ethiopian Government and African
Union
- Meeting with HE
Hailemariam Desalegn MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Tour of National
Museum of Ethiopia
Saturday, 16 April 2011—Addis Ababa
- Tour of Ethiopian
Mine Action Office (EMAO) Training Centre
- Briefing by Mr Etsay
Gebreselassie, Director General, EMAO
- Tour of Emperor
Menelik Palace and Museum
- Tour of Hamlin
College of Midwives
- Briefing by Sr
Jacqueline Bernhard, Dean; and Sr Annette Bennett, Vice Dean, Hamlin College of
Midwives
- Tour of Hamlin
Fistula Hospital
- Briefing by Dr
Catherine Hamlin, founder; Prof. Gordon Williams, Medical Director; and Mr Mark
Bennett, CEO, Hamlin Fistula Hospital
- Reception hosted by
Australian Embassy
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