KZN LEGISLATURE TO HOST ITS ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZENS PARLIAMENT IN UMDONI MUNICIPALITY
MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
30 SEPTEMBER 2025
KZN LEGISLATURE TO HOST ITS ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZENS PARLIAMENT IN UMDONI MUNICIPALITY
In line with its Constitutional mandate of facilitating public involvement in the legislative and other processes of the Legislature as provided for in Section 118 of the Constitution, the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature will host its annual Senior Citizens Parliament in Umdoni Municipality under Ugu District to provide older persons with a platform to raise issues that affect them.
The Senior Citizens Parliament to be held on 02 October 2025 will take place after the United Nations International Day for Older Persons which is celebrated on 01 October the world over.
The Senior Citizens Parliament will be held under the theme “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-being and Our Rights”. Participants in the event are older persons who represent senior citizens from all districts of KZN including the Metro and representatives from all political parties that are represented in the Legislature.
The Senior Citizens Parliament will form commissions that will discuss the following issues that are of interest to older persons:
- Inadequate healthcare facilities for senior citizens.
- Inadequate housing facilities for senior citizens.
- Challenges that are brought by the Social Security Agency.
- How to bridge the gap to reduce the growing digital divide among senior citizens.
The event will be attended by Members of the Legislature, Premier and Members of the Executive Council (MECs) to engage with the delegates and listen to the issues that concern them. The Senior Citizens Parliament will finally adopt a set of resolutions that will be processed and overseen by the relevant Legislature committee and then forwarded to the provincial government for implementation.
The event is scheduled to take place as follows:
Date: Thursday, 02 October 2025
Venue: Umzinto Town Hall, Umdoni Municipality
Time: 9h00
The media is invited to the event.
For more information, please contact Sina Nxumalo, Communications Manager
Cell: 0829060449
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