President Zuma to attend South African National Defence Force Day 2014
President Jacob Zuma will on Friday, 21 February 2014, attend the South African National Defence (SANDF) Day 2014 celebrations, or Armed Forces Day, in Bloemfontein, in the Free State province, to be held under the theme "Celebrating 20 Years of Defence in a Democracy”.
President Zuma as a Commander-in-Chief of the SANDF will also preside over the proceedings of the day which will include a medal parade to honour the members of the SANDF who were involved in what became known as the Battle of Bangui, in the Central African Republic in March 2013.
The Armed Forces Day is held annually in honour of men and women in uniform who have taken it upon themselves to serve and defend the interests of the country. This year's event will also mark 20 years of the SANDF since its establishment in 1994.
The details of the event are as follows:
Date: Friday, 21 February 2013
Time: 09h00
Venue: Bloemspruit Air Force Base, Bloemfontein, Free State
We wish to request members of the media to please send their details to Proffesor Ndawonde at 073 597 9534 / proffesor@po.gov.za or Irene Magwai at 072 822 5869 / Irene@gcis.gov.za. The media accreditation centre will be open on 20th February 2014 at 8h00 to16h00 at Bloemspruit, Air Force Base.
Enquiries:
Bongani Majola
Cell: 082 339 1993
Zanele Mngadi
Cell: 082 330 1148
