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Join the pre-State of the Province Address media breakfast briefing with Premier Balindlela and MECs
11 February 2008
The Honourable Premier of the Eastern Cape Mrs Nosimo Balindlela is taking another giant step once again to make the ordinary people of the province to be part of the State of the Province Address (SOPA) at Bhisho Stadium on 15 February 2008. Premier Balindlela has invited clerics and people that are involved in community projects as guests increasing the traditional number of people attending the glamorous occasion. The proceedings will also be beamed to the six district municipalities and Nelson Mandela Metro and will be interpreted and analysed in isiXhosa for the understanding of an ordinary man on the street in the districts.
Members of the media are invited to attend the pre-SOPA media breakfast and SOPA's main proceedings:
Date: 15 February 2008
Time: 07h30
Venue: Good News Church King Williams Town (Maitland road linking King Williams
Town to Bhisho)
Note: No cellphones allowed at the session
SOPA programme overview
07h30:
Pre-SOPA one-hour media breakfast briefing with Premier Balindlela and Members of the Executive Council (media lock up session)
Co-Chairpersons: Dr Sibongile Muthwa (Director General) and Mr Phaphama Mfenyana (Chief of Staff)
08h30:
Adjourn of pre-SOPA media briefing
Hand over of cellular phones to media and media invited for breakfast
Members of the media leave their vehicles at Good News parking lot and are driven to the Bhisho stadium
Protocol to seat all members of the media in allocated spaces
09h50
: Legislature programme starts
12h30
: Legislature programme ends
13h00
: Media transported back to Good News for lunch and post-SOPA media pack
Media accreditation for SOPA
Due to the strict requirements of the legislature, media accreditation will be done on 14 February, at the Office of the Premier Building, Bhisho (1st Floor
Telemedia centre) from 15h00 to 22h00. Members of the media to bring both their media cards and Identity documents/drivers license cards.
RSVP:
Tobile Gowa
Cell: 082 440 6995
Hlanga Mafani
Cell: 082 440 4979
For further information:
Phaphama Mfenyana
082 773 0265
Nomfundo wakwa Luphondwana
Cell: 084 440 2728
Issued by: Office of the Premier, Eastern Cape Provincial Government
11 February 2008
Source: Eastern Cape Provincial Government (http://www.ecpg.gov.za)