House of Representatives Committees

Appendix D—Committee Delegation visit to Africa—Itinerary

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

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

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

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

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

Lunchtime break at Hwange and briefing on Hwange Power Station rehabilitation program
Sunset cruise on Zambezi River, Victoria Falls

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

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

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

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