Ten members of the Northern Ireland Assembly will arrive tomorrow in South Africa to study the political system, in particular its power-sharing arrangement, a South African government spokesman said yesterday.
The main purpose of the five-day visit is to study the transformation of South Africa's government structures within the realities of power-sharing and the relationships between political parties, he said.
The delegation will include SDLP chief whip Mr Eddie McGrady; Sinn Fein chief whip Mr Alex Maskey; the deputy DUP leader, Mr Peter Robinson; and Ms Monica McWilliams of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition.