Address by President Jacob Zuma to Public Liaison and Call Center staff of first day of Presidential Hotline, September 14 2009
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am pleased to meet you today, on this historic occasion as we launch the call centre to staff in the Presidency, from national departments and provinces.
I have just visited the call centre and I am impressed with the set up and I am convinced that we will be ready to start today with the first calls.
I announced the Hotline number yesterday at a rally in Matatiele, and the response was overwhelming. The expectations are very high.
I decided to meet with you directly as public liaison officers because you are very important. You are the face of government. We are dependent on you to communicate with the public on our behalf; you are the eyes and ears of government. You should therefore take your work very seriously.