The Presiding Officers of Parliament, led by National Assembly Speaker Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and National Council of Provinces Chairperson, Mr Amos Masondo, will tomorrow, Tuesday 6 February hold a media briefing on preparations to host the 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA).
The SONA is a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament – the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces and is called by the President in terms of Section 42(5) of the Constitution. It brings together the three arms of the state under one roof.
The 2024 State of the Nation Address is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 8 February at 19:00 at Cape Town City Hall. This will be the last SONA for the sixth administration.
The Presiding Officers will use this briefing to outline progress on the preparations so far and explain how the event programme will unfold.
Details of the media briefing are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 6 February 2024
Time: 11am
Venue: Banqueting Room, 2nd floor, Cape Town City Hall.
Important to note:
Members of the media who wish to physically attend the media briefing should send their details (Full name, name of the media house, and ID or passport number) to Masego Dlula at mdlula@parliament.gov.za or Malentsoe Magwagwa at: mmagwagwa@parliament.gov.za before 09:00 tomorrow, 6 February.
Parliamentary meetings are open to the media and the public. Journalists who are interested in covering these meetings (including receiving links to virtual meetings) are requested to forward their cellphone numbers to Mlindi Mpindi on email mmpindi@parliament.gov.za for inclusion on the Parliamentary Communication Services WhatsApp Group where such information is shared. Journalists are urged to forward these requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).
Members of the public may get involved and follow committee sittings live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408), via live stream on Parliament's YouTube channel and Twitter page. You may subscribe to the Parliament YouTube channel to receive instant notifications of live feeds.
