Parliament has finalised a list of media representatives who will cover the 2018 State of the Nation Address scheduled for 8 February 2018. The approved list of accredited media representatives/journalists is now published on Parliament’s official website to enable those who have applied to check their names. Not all those who have applied have been accredited, as some were found not to be journalists while others provided incorrect ID numbers.
The link to the accredited media is: https://www.parliament.gov.za/approved-media-accreditation-list-sona-2018
Only applicants whose names appear on the approved accreditation list may collect their accreditation tags as per the information below.
Accredited media practitioners are urged to comply with the following guidelines and deadlines for coverage of SONA:
- Accreditation tags can only be collected from the accreditation centre located at the Government Garage - 49 Hope Street, Cape Town, from tomorrow (3 February) to Thursday, 8 February 2018. The accreditation centre is open daily from now up to 6 February between 8h30 and 18h30. On Wednesday 7 February, the centre will be open from 8h30 until 22h00 and Thursday 8 February, the centre will close at 13h00.
- All broadcasters are expected to set up and lay their cables not later than 14h00 on 7 February 2018;
- Please attend a compulsory pre-SONA briefing on applicable guidelines that include dos’ and don’ts that is scheduled for 13h00 – 14h00 on the 8th February 2018 at the Imbizo Centre – 100 Plein Street, Cape Town;
- A representative group of accredited media will be allocated seats in the Media Bay that can only accommodate 66 people, a process handled in collaboration with Parliament Press Gallery Association (PGA).
Anyone who applied for accreditation before the 19 January deadline but does not appear on the published list of approved applications, should contact Mlindi Mpindi on 021 403 2340 or 081 716 7329 or mmpindi@parliament.gov.za or Manelisi Ntsodo on 021 403 8494 or 081 716 2021 or mntsodo@parliament.gov.za to follow up.
