Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
August 12, 1996
ACCREDITATION TO COVER POLITICAL LEADERS SUBMISSIONS TO THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
Political leaders will make their submissions to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Cape Town during the week beginning Monday August 19.
Space for journalists will be at a premium during the TRC ses- sions. Apart from regular TRC correspondents, indications are that political staff will be assigned to the TRC. The submissions coincide with a Parliamentary briefing week, so there may be a number of visiting foreign correspondents.
Thirty writers will be accommodated in the hearing venue. As many others as possible will be accommodated in extra rooms with TV monitors, but there will be a limit on overall numbers. The SABC will have cameras in the hearing, and the Commission's sound contractors will provide audio and video distribution amplifiers for other broadcast journalists.
Those wishing to cover the hearings should fax details as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday August 14, to the TRC Media Liaison Office, 7th Floor, at Cape Town fax number (021) 24-5225. Those already accredited to cover TRC hearings also need to fax details again.
A further advisory on accreditation arrangements will be sent out when we have assessed the demand for places.
The schedule for submissions is as follows:
Monday August 19: Freedom Front, ACDP Tuesday August 20: PAC Wednesday August 21: NP Thursday August 22: ANC
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INQUIRIES: JOHN ALLEN, 082- 452-7859