Parliament, Thursday, 31 January 2019 – Parliament has finalized a list of media representatives who will cover the 2019 State of the Nation Address scheduled for 7 February 2019. The approved list of accredited media representatives/journalists is now published on Parliament’s official website to enable those who have applied to check their names. Not all those who have applied have been accredited, as some were found not to be bonafide journalists while others provided incorrect ID numbers.
The link to the accredited media is: https://tinyurl.com/ybgpetw2
Only applicants whose names appear on the approved accreditation list may collect their accreditation tags as per the information below.
Accredited media practitioners are urged to comply with the following guidelines and deadlines for coverage of SONA:
Accreditation tags can only be collected from the accreditation centre located at the Government Garage- 49 Hope Street, Cape Town, from Friday (01 February) to Wednesday (06 February). The accreditation will be open from 8.30am to 18.00. On Wednesday 6 February the centre will be open from 08:30 until 22:00. Media personnel are encouraged to collect their accreditation to avoid long queues on the day of the State of the Nation Address.
Broadcasters who need to be on air by 6am on the day of the State of the Nation Address must collect their accreditation prior as no accreditation will be available before 8am.
NB: No accreditation will be issued at Parliament. Accreditation is only available at 49 Hope Street.
All broadcasters are expected to set up and lay their cables not later than 14:00 on Wednesday,06 February 2019 at 16:00 (no set up will be allowed on 07 February 2019)
Please attend a compulsory pre-SONA briefing on applicable guidelines that include dos’ and don’ts that is scheduled for 13:00 – 14:00 on the 7th February 2019 at the Imbizo Centre – 100 Plein Street, Cape Town;
A representative group of accredited media will be allocated 66 seats in the Media Bay through process handled in collaboration with Parliament Press Gallery Association (PGA).
Anyone who applied for accreditation before the 19 January deadline but does not appear on the published list of approved applications, should contact Mlindi Mpindi on 0214032340 or 081 716 7329 or mmpindi@parliament.gov.za or Manelisi Ntsodo on 021 403 8494 or 081 716 2021 or mntsodo@parliament.gov.za to follow up.
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Enquiries: Moloto Mothapo – 082 370 6930
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