The FIFA Local Organising Committee (LOC), led by Dr Danny Jordaan, will tomorrow brief a Joint Committee session involving the Portfolio Committee on Sport, the Select Committee on Education and Recreation and 11 other Parliamentary committees dealing with issues of tourism, transport, police, home affairs, finance and cooperative governance and traditional affairs.
The LOC will also attend a special joint sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces during which the Minister of Sport and Recreation Mr Makhenkesi Stofile will lead a debate on the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup and South Africa’s hosting of the event.
In May 2004, South Africa won the bid to host the 2010 World Cup. The tournament will take place in various South African host cities from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The LOC is organising the event and it comprises representatives from soccer, government and business.
Media opportunities:
* Joint Committee session: 11h00 to 12h15, old assembly chamber, old assembly building, Parliament
* Press conference after joint committee session: 12h15 to 12h40, old assembly chamber, old assembly building, Parliament
* joint sitting of National Assembly and National Council of Provinces: 14h00 to 14h50, National Assembly chamber, New Wing building, Parliament.
Media wishing to cover the event are advised to send their details (name, identity number or passport number, designation, media organisation) by 15h00 Monday, 2 November 2009 to:
Nolizwi Magwagwa
E-mail: nmagwagwa@parliament.gov.za
Cell: 071 620 6868
Issued by: Parliament of South Africa
9 November 2009
Source: Parliament of South Africa (http://www.parliament.gov.za/)
