Issued by: Gauteng Legislature
9 December 1997
The GAUTENG Provincial Legislature will be holding the last Sitting of the House for 1997 on Friday, December 12, beginning at 8am.
Media attending the sitting are expected to follow the following guidelines:
a) Journalists etc are expected to contact the Media Liaison unit with the following details
Deadline: 4pm Wednesday, December 10
Contact: Simphiwe Ndzingani - (011) 498-5521 Pager (011) 457-1111 code 7026 Dirk Besdziek (011) 498-5512: Fax: (011) 498-5721 Sefako Nyaka (Premier's Office) (011) 355-6034 Fax: (011) 834-9120
Media are expected to pick up their media tags from Wednesday afternoon. On Friday, media tags will be available in the Media Room (Room 143) on the First Floor of the Gauteng Legislature. Telephone and fax facilities will be available in the above-mentioned room throughout Friday.
The main media events are noted as:
10.30am - Photo-session in the Chamber
12pm - Press conference involving special guests and the Speaker.
Recordings and photos outside the chamber will be allowed subject to security arrangements. Television crews and photographers are asked to please make available special requests regarding equipment provisions (wall plugs etc) A full programme is attached.
PROGRAMME
CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 4TH LEGISLATIVE YEAR OF THE GAUTENG LEGISLATURE FRIDAY, 12 DECEMBER 1997
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF SOUTH AFRICA
NKOSI SIKELEL' IAFRICA MALUPHAKANYIS UPHONDO LWAYO. YIZWA IMITHANDAZO YETHU, NKOSI SIKELELA, THINA LUSAPHO IWAYO.
MORENA BOLOKA SECHABA SA HESO, OF FEDISE DINTWA LE MATSHWENYEHO, O SE BOLOKE, O SE BOLOKE SECHABA SA HESO, SECHABA SA SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTH AFRICA.
UIT DIE BLOU VAN ONSE HEMEL, UIT DIE DIEPTE VAN ONS SEE, OOR ONS EWIGE GEBERGTES, WAAR DIE KRANSE ANTWOORD GEE.
SOUNDS THE CALL TO COME TOGETHER, AND UNITED WE SHALL STAND, LET US LIVE AND FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, IN SOUTH AFRICA OUR LAND
PROGRAMME: SITTING OF THE HOUSE
08:00 ARRIVAL AND REFRESHMENTS 09:30 GUESTS TAKE SEATS IN SELBOURNE HALL AND DOORS CLOSE AT 0955 10:00 PROCESSION ENTERS CHAMBER 10:10 NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMED BY VISTA UNIVERSITY CHOIR 10:20 SPEAKER'S REMARKS 10:30 PROCEEDINGS SUSPENDED FOR A PHOTO SESSION 10:40 FAREWELL SPEECH: MR T M G SEXWALE 11:00 REPRESENTATIVES OF PARTIES: ANC, NP, FF, DP, IFP, PAC, ACDP 11:21 SPEECH BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT MR THABO MBEKI 11:41 END OF SITTING
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED TO REMAIN SEATED UNTIL ALL MEMBERS HAVE LEFT THE CHAMBER
PROGRAMME: RECEPTION
12:30 RECEPTION WELCOMING ADDRESS BY SPEAKER: MR TREVOR FOWLER 12:40 DEPUTY SPEAKER HANDS CERTIFICATES TO THE CHOIR 12:50 BUFFET LUNCH 14:30 CLOSURE
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BAR AND SERVING COUNTERS WILL ONLY OPEN AFTER THE END OF THE HANDING OF THE CERTIFICATES.