The Minister of Finance Mr Pravin Gordhan, will present the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament on Wednesday, 27 October 2010.
Journalists who are not members of the PGA and who wish to cover Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s address to Parliament are required to send their details to Nolizwi Magwagwa on 021 403 2465 or at nmagwagwa@parliament.gov.za, copying erandall@parliament.gov.za by no later than Monday, 18 October.
Details required are: Full name, identity document (ID)/passport number, name of media organisation, designation (writer, photographer, for example), telephone number, and cell phone number.
Media who wish to broadcast from the grounds of Parliament should also provide: Make of vehicle(s), registration number(s), number of vehicles, other equipment, and time of arrival.
Please note that all documentation related to the MTBPS will be available on the National Treasury website when the Minister starts his address to Parliament, at around 14.00 on 27 October.
Media wishing to be part of the lock-up in Cape Town and Pretoria on 27 October should contact Kershia Singh of the National Treasury’s Media Liaison and Communications Unit on 012-315 5819 or 072 623 4608.
Source: Parliament of South Africa
