Issued by: SA Communication Service
UPDATED MEDIA PROGRAMME & ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE STATE VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA BY HM KING CARL XVI GUSTAF AND QUEEN SILVIA OF SWEDEN, FROM 18 - 20 FEBRUARY 1997 (CAPE TOWN AND GAUTENG)
THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 1997
10:45 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and HM Queen Silvia arrive at Johannesburg International Airport by special flight (Photo opportunity)
To be met by Mr Tokyo Sexwale, Premier of Gauteng, and Mrs Judy Sexwale.
Media: Media interested in covering the arrival of Their Majesties at Johannesburg International Airport are requested to contact Sibusiso Mdlalose at Tel 011-921 6741 not later than Wednesday, 19 February 1997, at 12:00. The media will be required to fax a copy of their ID document or passport to enable the Airports Company to issue the necessary permits.
11:00 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and HM Queen Silvia meet with senior Swedish and South African journalists at the Johannesburg International Airport.
Media: Invited media to meet Charlotte Wrangberg at the entrance to the VIP Lounge not later than 10:50. For more information please contact Charlotte Wrangberg on 083 305 7499.
12:25 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and HM queen Silvia arrive at Gallagher Estate in Midrand (Photo opportunity only)
To be met by Mr Tokyo Sexwale, Premier of Gauteng, and Mrs Judy Sexwale.
Media: Three fixed media positions at the main entrance to the Grill Room. Valid press cards and ID documents/ passports will be required. Media to report at the entrance to the Grill Room not later than 12:15. Media to use the main entrance to Gallagher Estate in Richards Drive. Parking will be available inside.
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and HM Queen Silvia attend a luncheon hosted by Mr and Mrs Sexwale (Photo opportunity).
Media: Short photo opportunity when Mr Sexwale welcomes Their Majesties. Fixed position, no roaming will be allowed. Valid press cards will be required. The media will be served a finger lunch in a venue still to be confirmed
Please note that due to limited space at the luncheon TV cameras and stills photographers will be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis if necessary.
14:00 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf meets with judges from the Constitutional Court at Gallagher Estate (Photo opportunity only)
Media: Short photo opportunity before the briefing starts. Valid press cards will be required.
14:25 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf, accompanied by Mr Sexwale, plants a tree in the gardens at Gallagher Estate
Media: Unlimited fixed position. Valid press cards will be required.
14:45 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf, accompanied by Mr Tokyo Sexwale, visits Wildrocke Farm, Midrand (Photo opportunity only)
To be met by Councillor I Mahlangu, Mayor of the Kyalami Metropolitan Council, Mr and Mrs Hindmarch, owners of the Wildrocke Farm and Prof Revil Mason, retired professor involved in the history of the Wildrocke caves.
- visit to the perma culture project - visit to the caves with short briefing by Prof Mason - children sing
Media: Due to the nature of the visit and the situation on the farm, pool arrangements will be followed. Valid press cards will be required. Since HM will be visiting the farm projects on foot, the media pool will be allowed to roam and will in some cases have to pre-position themselves. Media pool to meet Siv Rialert/Lydia Young at the entrance to Wildrocke Farm not later than 14:10. Address: Duncan Street 38, Glenferness.
Media pool: Sweden 6; SA 4
SA 1 TV (two member crew) 1 Stills photographer 1 Scribe
16:30 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf attends the closing session of the business seminar at the Indaba Hotel (Photo opportunity only)
Media: The photo opportunity will take place in the Injabula Room at the Indaba Hotel. Media to meet Eva Frossling in the foyer of the Injabula Room not later than 16:40. For more information on the media arrangements please contact Eva Frossling Tel (011) 447 7093.
17:00 Press briefing
Media: Media arrangements to be confirmed.
Programme for HM Queen Silvia
14:20 HM Queen Silvia arrives at the Alexandra Clinic (Photo opportunity only)
To be met by Ms Catherine Mvelasa, Director of the Alexandra Clinic.
Address: First Street, Alexandra
Media: All media with valid press cards welcome. Print media are requested not to wait for the arrival of Her Majesty but to proceed to the meeting hall directly and not later than 14:10. TV cameras and stills photographers will have the opportunity to cover HM's arrival outside and will then have to follow HM to the Meeting Hall.
- short introduction by Agisanang domestic Abuse Prevention and Training (Adapt), Alexandra Clinic and the Nokuthula Centre for Mentally Handicapped Children on their respective activities.
- short play with the theme : Abused children (+-5 min)
Media: All media with valid press cards welcome. Seats will be reserved for the media at the back of the hall. An area to the front will be reserved for TV cameras and stills photographers to shoot the play.
- brief visit to the maternity ward (+-5 min)
Media: Due to the sensitive nature of this visit a maximum of only 2 TV cameras, 4 photographers and 3 scribes will be allowed into the maternity ward:
SA 1 TV camera 1 Stills photographer 1 Scribe
Sweden 1 TV camera 3 Stills photographer 1 Scribe
FCA 1 Stills photographer
- brief visit to the centre for abused women and children (+-5 min)
Media: Due to limited space inside the centre and the sensitive nature of this visit only a small pool will be allowed.
Media pool: Sweden 2
15:00 Brief visit to the Nokuthula Centre for Mentally Handicapped Children (+-15 min) where HM will be received by children forming a guard of honour (Photo opportunity only)
Media: Unlimited fixed position. Valid press cards will be required. Due to limited space inside the school, pool arrangements will be followed.
- HM visits a classroom for senior pupils
Media: Media forming part of this pool will not be able to cover HM's arrival at Nokuthula. they will have to be pre-positioned in the class room at approximately 15:00.
Media pool: Sweden 2; SA 1
- HM visits a classroom for junior pupils
Media: Due to limited space only one photographer will be allowed in this classroom. To be in position immediately after HM's arrival at Nokuthula.
Media pool: Sweden 1
15:10 HM Queen Silvia, accompanied by Mrs Sexwale, Mr Willy Lekoloane and Ms Mapula Maboea, departs on a short tour of Alexandra. The party will depart directly from the Nokuthula Centre in Arkwright Avenue/London Road.
16:00 HM queen Silvia arrives at Streetwise in Bertrams (Photo opportunity only)
To be met by board members of Streetwise
Address: Tshepo Shelter 47 Terrace Road Bertrams
Media: Unlimited fixed media position at the arrival of HM. Valid press cards will be required.
- short briefing and tour of the facilities
Media: Due to a lack of space in the library and the sensitivity of the activities at the clinic, pool arrangements will be followed.
Media pool: Sweden 2; SA1
SA 1 Stills photographer
- As HM departs from Streetwise children perform a gumboot dance and sing
Media: Unlimited fixed position. Valid press cards required.
For more information on the media arrangements at Streetwise, please contact Charlotte Wrangberg on 083 305 7499.
(Street wise is a clinic for juveniles with substance dependency problems).
19:00 HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and HM Queen Silvia attend a reception hosted by HE Ambassador Bo Heineback and Mrs Katarina Heineback at the Johannesburg Country Club.
Media: Photo opportunity of Their Majesties receiving the guests. Media to meet Charlotte Wrangberg in the foyer area of the Johannesburg Country Club not later than 18:30. For more information on the media arrangements, please contact Charlotte Wrangberg on 083 305 7499.
Media pool: Sweden 6; SA 3.
FRIDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 1997
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and HM Queen Silvia depart.
Enquiries: Lydia Young SA Communication Service Tel (012) 314 2452 Cellphone 083 375 4230 Fax (012) 326 0317
Skhu Xinwa Department of Foreign Affairs Tel (012) 351 0178 Cellphone 083 675 8978 Fax (012) 351 0260
Charlotte Wrangberg Embassy of Sweden Tel (021) 253 988 Cellphone 083 305 7499 Fax (021) 251 016
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNICATION SERVICE
Pretoria 19 February 1997