As the Commander-In-Chief, President Jacob Zuma will officially re-open the Waterkloof Airforce base runway at a ceremony at the Air force base. The occasion, which marks the completion of phase one of the runway upgrade project will be preceded by a handing over ceremony of Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof's runway between the Minister of Public Works, Geoff Doidge and the Minister for Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu.
Members of the media are invited for a photo opportunity.
Due to strict access procedures, members of the media are requested to confirm attendance before 12h30 on Thursday, 29 October 2009 with:
Colonel Danie van der Westhuizen
E-mail: dcss@telkomsa.net
On arrival, (16h30) members of the media are to produce either an ID or a press cards.
Details of the ceremony are as follows:
Date: 29 October 2009
Venue: Waterkloof Airforce base
Time: 17h30
Entrance to AFB Waterkloof can be obtained via both the eastern and western security gates.
For enquiries on the upgrades please contact:
Colonel Danie van der Westhuizen
Cell: 079 672 4490
For any other queries please contact:
Vincent Magwenya
Presidential Spokesperson
Cell: 072 715 0024
Issued by: The Presidency
28 October 2009
