Pre-Congress Briefing Sessions Open to the Media at the SACP Special Congress

Monday, 04 April 2005

The South African Communist Party invites the media to a detailed Pre-Congress Briefing ahead of its Special Congress to be held in Durban from 08 to 10 April. The press briefing will take place as follows:

Date– Wednesday, 6 April 2005
Time– 11h30 – 12h00
Venue - Coastland Hotel 45 - 47 West Street (Durban)

The pre-congress briefing will be addressed by SACP General Secretary and will cover the following:

Release of the Congress Agenda (including messages from the ANC and COSATU)
Announcement of Chris Hani Memorial Dinner (to be held on Saturday, 09 April)
Launch of the Know your Neighbourhood Campaign
Briefing on Congress discussions from various SACP provinces
Discussions planned for Congress Commissions

Sessions Open to the Media

The sessions of the Special Congress which are open to the media are as follows:

Friday, 08 April

11h00 - 16h00 – Keynote Address by SACP General Secretary, Blade Nzimande, Message from COSATU and Plenary debate

Saturday, 09 April

10h00 – Message from the ANC
19h30 – Address by Deputy President Jacob Zuma (to the Chris Hani Memorial Dinner)

Sunday, 10 April

08h00 - 10h00 - Congress Resolutions and Declaration
11h00 – 14h00 - Launch of the Know your Neighbourhood Campaign
14h00 - 15h00 - Official SACP Press Conference with SACP Office Bearers

Contact

Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara (surname Jara)
Head of the Office of the General Secretary
South African Communist Party
Tel - 011 339 3621,
Fax - 011 339 4244/6880,
Cell - 083 651 0271
Email - mazibuko@sacp.org.za (office), mazibuko@mail.ngo.za (alternate)
Website - www.sacp.org.za