Minister of Finance Mr Pravin Gordhan, will present the budget speech to Parliament on Wednesday, 17 February 2010.
Journalists, who are not members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery Association, wishing to cover Minister Gordhan’s budget speech to Parliament or wishing to broadcast from the Parliamentary precinct are required to send their details to Nolizwi Magwagwa by Monday, 1 February 2010:
Tel: 021 403 2465
Cell: 083 308 1323
E-mail: nmagwagwa@parliament.gov.za, copying erandall@parliament.gov.za.
Details required are: Full name, ID/passport number, name of media organisation, designation (writer, photographer, for example), telephone number, and cell phone number.
Media wishing to broadcast from the Parliamentary precinct should also provide:
Make of vehicle(s), registration number(s), number(s) of vehicles, other equipment and time of arrival.
For accreditation to the lock-up that precedes delivery of the budget speech to Parliament, please contact National Treasury official:
Lindani Mbunyuza
E-mail: Lindani.Mbunyuza@treasury.gov.za or 083 327 9987
Documentation related to the budget speech will be available on the National Treasury website http://www.treasury.gov.za when the Minister starts his address to Parliament, at around 14h00.
Issued by: Parliament of South Africa
27 January 2010
Source: Parliament of South Africa (http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/index.php)
