23 July 2002
There are now 20 spaces left for the media to be accredited at the 11th Congress of the South African Communist Party.
DIRECTIONS - From Johannesburg (120 km)
Take R47 in Roodepoort which becomes R24 in Krugersdorp which then leads through Magaliesburg all the way to Rustenburg. Street Directions in Rustenburg. The entrance street from Johannesburg is Van Staden Street on which you will pass a Shell Ultra City in Rustenburg. At the Ultra City, turn left and take the first street to the right which leads to you the Rustenburg Civic Centre.
Otherwise contact the SACP Media Dept. or the Civic Centre on 014 590 3111.
To register, registration for media will open from 09h00 and (strictly) close at 11h30 on Wednesday, 24 July at the Congress venue. No media representative will be allowed into the Congress venue without accreditation and registration.
Once more, the following are the sessions open to the media at the SACP Congress.
The office-bearers of the South African Communist Party (SACP) - Blade Nzimande, Charles Nqakula, Thaba Mufamadi, Jeremy Cronin and Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi - and the SACP National Spokesperson will be available for individual interviews through the SACP Congress from 24 to 28 July. Requests for such interviews must be submitted to the SACP Media Department.
In addition, the sessions of the SACP Congress which are open to the media are as follows:
Wednesday, 24 July
Thursday, 25 July
Friday, 26 July
Saturday, 27 July
Sunday, 28 July
CONTACT
Mazibuko K. Jara (surname Jara)
Department of Media, Information and Publicity
South African Communist Party
COSATU House
No. 1 Leyds Street - 7th Floor
Braamfontein 2001
Republic of South Africa
Tel: 27 11 339-3621/2
Fax: 27 11 339-4244
Cell: 083 651 0271
Email: mazibuko@sacp.org.za