DA Shadow Minister of Transport Manny de Freitas will be dressed in traditional Madeiran garb at today’s SONA (State Of the Nation Address). De Freitas is a descendent of parents from Madeira, a Portuguese autonomous region comprising an archipelago of islands off the coast of Morocco.

This will be a first for the South African Parliament. The majority of the Portuguese community in South Africa originate or are descendent from Madeira.

There will be interview and photo opportunities today at the red carpet before entering the National Assembly Chamber.

Date: Thursday, 11February 2016
Time: From 17h00
Venue: Red Carpet on Parliament street, Cape Town
 

Media Enquiries:

Manny de Freitas
DA Shadow Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for Johannesburg South
082 788 6824