Parliament, Sunday 13 February 2022 – The National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will hold joint sittings on Monday and Tuesday to debate the State of the Nation Address (SONA), which President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered at the Cape Town City Hall on 10 February. The President will reply to the debate at a joint sitting on Wednesday.
The debate and President's reply will take the form of hybrid sittings. In line with COVID-19 regulations, a limited number of MP's and the media will be physically present at the City Hall, and others will link up on a virtual platform.
Wednesday's reply of the President on 16 February will mark an end to the status of the City Hall as the precincts of Parliament, and the business of Parliament will return to the regular precincts of Parliament at Parliament Street.
Details of the joint sittings are as follows:
DEBATE ON STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
Date: Monday, 14 February
Time: 14.00
Venue: Cape Town City Hall NA and online platform
Tuesday, 15 February
Time: 14.00
Venue: Cape Town City Hall and online platform
PRESIDENT’S REPLY TO DEBATE
Wednesday, 16 February
Time: 14.00
Venue: Cape Town City Hall and online platform
COVERAGE FROM CAPE TOWN CITY HALL
Members of the media who wish to cover the debate and the President's reply are advised that there will be no special accreditation for these sittings, as they are the extension of SONA 2022 - the issued SONA 2022 accreditation tags will apply.
All the media accredited to cover SONA 2022 physically at the Cape Town City Hall will be allowed to use their issued accreditation tags.
Please note that space will be limited, and Parliament will allocate media on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Those who are no longer in the position of their tags or were not accredited for SONA but wish to cover the proceedings can contact Mlindi Mpindi on 081 716 7329 or mmpindi@parliament.gov.za or Nolizwi Magwagwa on 081 716 5824 or nmagwagwa@parliament.gov.za.
COVERAGE THROUGH ONLINE PLATFORM
Journalists wishing to cover the sittings through a virtual platform must forward their cellphone numbers to Mlindi Mpindi on mmpindi@parliament.gov.za for inclusion in the Parliamentary Communication Services' WhatsApp Group, where such information is shared. The media must forward these requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).
The public may get involved and follow committee sittings live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408), via live stream on Parliament YouTube channel and Twitter page on the links below. You may subscribe to the Parliament YouTube channel to receive instant notification of live feeds.
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