Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
May 5, 1997
Journalists planning to cover the TRC's special hearings in Cape Town in the next two weeks should please phone or fax their contact details to our Media Liaison Department.
This applies to the hearings involving:
- General Magnus Malan on Wednesday May 7, and - Political party hearings next week.
Details of names and media organisations to be accredited should be sent to Odile Pearce or Monica Joyi, phone Cape Town (021) 24-5205, or fax (021) 24-5225.
The venue of the hearing will be the Commission's offices at 106 Adderley Street, Cape Town. Limited seating will be available in the hearing room, but accreditation will also give journalists access to other rooms from which the hearing can be monitored.
No cameras will be permitted in the hearing venue apart from authorised video cameras placed by the organisation providing a video feed of proceedings, which in this case will be the SABC.
Broadcasters, please advise us if you require feeds. The TRC's sound contractors will provide audio and video DA's. Broadcast journalists should bring their own field recorders and audio and video cables in order to get feeds. If you need advice on plugging into feeds, please contact Sol Terblanche on 0825724221.
The TRC does not permit stills photography during hearings but will arrange photo opportunities outside the hearing venue.
Journalists are asked to allow time for security checks of their equipment as they enter the hearing venue. The hearings start every day at 10ham. Journalists and more particularly photographers and camera people should allow up to an hour for such checks.
CONTACT: Christelle Terreblanche - 0824588461