Following appeals by some sections of the media for the deadline of the media application for accreditation to cover the State of the Nation Address, Parliament has decided to re-open the application process from today until 5pm on Friday, 19 January 2018. The applications for accreditation was initially set between 27 November 2017 and 12 January 2018.

Application forms are immediately available on  (https://www.parliament.gov.za/media-accreditation/1).

THIS IS THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY AND PARLIAMENT WILL UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ACCREDITATION REQUESTS AFTER THIS DEADLINE.

Information required on the online application form includes:

• Full name as it appears on identity document
• ID number
• Name of media organisation and media group
• Designation (writer, photographer, for example)
• Email address, telephone number and mobile phone number

Media requesting to broadcast from the parliamentary precinct must also provide the following additional information:

• Make and registration number(s) of vehicle(s) needed for broadcast
• Service provider clearance certificates for proposed temporary broadcast-related structures
• Other equipment
• Date and time of arrival and departure

For more information or to submit the additional information listed above please email the Media Management officials below:

Manelisi Ntsodo (mntsodo@parliament.gov.za, 021 403 8494, 063 844 4029)
Mlindi Mpindi (mmpindi@parliament.gov.za, 021 403 2340, 081 716 7329)

The President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma, will deliver the State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces on Thursday, 8 February 2018 at 7pm.

The State of the Nation Address (SONA) sets out government’s key policy objectives and deliverables for the year ahead, highlights achievements, flags challenges and outlined interventions to unlock development interventions for the coming financial year. The SONA marks the official start of the Parliamentary programme.
 

Issued by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa