The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has for the past six months been working on the ground in Free State preparing for the Taking Parliament to the people visit scheduled to take place from 15 to 19 November 2010 in the Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality at the Charles Mopeli Stadium.
Part of the preparatory work included meetings with the leadership of the province, local government and traditional leaders, a public meeting to provide people with the opportunity to inform the content of the planned programme and site visits to follow up on issues raised during these initial meetings and fact-finding assignments.
The NCOP Chairperson the Honourable MJ Mahlangu and the Speaker of the Free State Legislature the Honourable MB Sesele invite journalists to a media briefing on the new approach to the Taking Parliament to the People programme, the work done so far and preparations for the week-long visit which starts on Monday.
Details of the media briefing are as follows:
Date: Friday, 12 November 2010
Time: 12h00
Venue: 6th Floor, Committee Room 1 Free State Legislature Southern Life Plaza, Bloemfontein
Media wishing to attend the briefing and the week long programme should send their details to:
Nolizwi Magwagwa
Tel: 021 403 2465
E-mail: nmagwagwa@parliament.gov.za, by 12 noon on Thursday 11 November, copying erandall@parliament.gov.za
Details required are full name, ID or passport number, name of media organisation and media group, designation (writer, photographer, for example), telephone number, and cellphone number.
Source: Parliament of South Africa
