The State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening will be followed by millions at home, thanks to big screens erected by the Government Communication and Information Services (GCIS). Here are some of the 50-odd venues where people will gather in the evening to share the event of the year with Parliament.
Eastern CapeAll welcome: Bika Campus, Amathole District
Screening and panel discussion at the George Botha Hall
Students and academics at Walter Sisulu University
Students and academics at Ikhala FET College, Queenstown
Screening and panel discussions Fort Hare Campus, Amathole District
Youth, Children and People with Disabilities, Ward 2, Moses Mabidha, Cacadu
Screening and debate for learners at Mariazel High School, Matatiele, Alfred Nzo
Free State
Open to all:
Thabo Mofutsanyana – University of Free State - Qwaqwa campus big screen presented by the Free State Core Team and Maluti A Phofung
Mangaung Metro - Central University of Technology -Bloemfontein
Thaba Patchoa school hall, Mantsopa – rural area
Gauteng
Media networking session: Michalangelo Centre, Sandton
KwaZulu-Natal
Open to all:
Albert Luthuli room – Durban City Hall
Vukile Boarding School
Impendle Thusong Service
Nqutu boardroom
Abaqulusi Municipality
Kokstad community hall
KwaMbila Traditional Authority Council Hall
Domisa Community Hall, Ugu District
Lower Umfolozi Hospital
Enduduzweni Centre
Our Lady Of Rosary School
(PLASMA SCREEN): Umzimkhulu College
Motu Hall
Abaqulusi Municipality
Wembezi
Limpopo
Open to all:
Ga-Kgatla Lenare Primary School
Miami Farms: Tzaneen
Jane Furse Comprehensive School: Makhuduthamaga
Rooiberg Community Hall: Thabazimbi
University of Venda: Thohoyandou
Mpumalanga
Open to all:
Dipaleseng, Siyathemba Thusong Centre
Lowveld Agricultural College
Ezakheni Boarding School
Media session at Kuzhuri
Northern Cape
Open to all:
Phatsima College, Galeshewe
Carnavon, Kareeberg Local Municipality
Majeng Community Hall, Majeng
Hopetown Community Hall
Topline Community Hall
Garies Community Hall
North West
Open to all:
Ruigstesloot Hall, Moretele Local Municipality
Kgokgojane Thusong Centre
Media session at Potchefstroom
North West University and Nursing College
Mareetsane
Tigane community hall
SABC-Motsweding FM
Big screen: Phokeng In Education
Western Cape
Zolani Thusong Centre
Khayelitsha Thusong Centre (this will be linked to the Khayelitsha Stakeholders Indaba)
Portlands indoor sports hall
Unobuntu Thusong centre
Nelson Mandela Hall at Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas district
Riversdale big screen
