September 1997
McCormack Hosts South African Leaders
Four South African policy-makers spent June 24 - 28 studying local government in the Boston area. Hosted by McCormack Institute's Center for Democracy and Development were provincial ministers Sicelo Shiceka of Gauteng Province and Darkie Africa of Northwest Province; Lynelle John, member of the White Paper Working Committee; and Rudolph Mastenbroek, national policy coordinator, African National Congress.
Accompanied by Senior Fellow Padraig O'Malley, Visiting Fellow Leonard Robinson, and Margery O'Donnell, the visitors met with campus and local officials to discuss revenue, Chelsea's bankruptcy and water distribution center, youth violence prevention, community development, empowerment and grassroots construction. They also toured Cambridge, discussed finance, training, the Internet and housing integration.