Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Singaporean
President Sellapan Ramanathan, Wednesday 18 - Thursday 26 April 2007 Wednesday
18 April 2007 Gauteng 06h00 Arrival of media for photo
opportunity on arrival of President Nathan in South Africa Venue : Johannesburg
International Airport VIP Lounge (International Arrival Terminal)
Please RSVP - accreditation required (Pool arrangement) Contact
: Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587 Arrival of Singapore President Nathan Thursday
19 April 2007
Pretoria 09h30 Arrival of media ahead of
official welcoming ceremony in honour of President Nathan Venue : Union
Buildings Amphitheatre Pretoria (Media to arrive through Government Avenue)
(Please present press cards) Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389
3587 David Hlabane on 082 561 9428 10h30 Arrival of President Nathan
To be received by President Thabo Mbeki Media in attendance Bilateral
discussions between President Thabo Mbeki and President Nathan 10h30 Arrival
of media ahead of joint press conference by President Thabo Mbeki and President
Nathan Venue : Union Buildings Amphitheatre Pretoria (Media
to arrive through Government Avenue) (Please present press cards)
Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587 David Hlabane on 082 561 9428 11h30
Joint press conference 12h00 Arrival of media ahead of photo opportunity
on commencement of courtesy call by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on
President Nathan Venue : Sheraton Hotel Church Street Pretoria
(Please present press cards) Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389
3587 David Hlabane on 082 561 9428 12h30 Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
to pay courtesy call on President Nathan 19h00 Media arrive for photo opportunity
ahead of State Banquet hosted by President Thabo Mbeki in honour of President
Nathan Venue : Presidential Guesthouse Bryntirion Estate
Church Street (Enter through Gate 9) Pretoria (Please present press
cards) Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587 David Hlabane
on 082 561 9428 19h30 State Banquet hosted by President Thabo Mbeki in honour
of President Nathan Media in attendance for photo opportunity and toast
remarks Friday 20 April 2007
Gauteng 10h30
President Nathan to tour Mandela Museum Contact : Saleh Ali on 00
65 98 374193 11h00 President Nathan to visit the Hector Peterson Museum
Contact : Saleh Ali on 00 65 98 374193 Saturday 21 April 2007
Cape
Town 09h30 President Nathan to tour Robben Island Contact
: Saleh Ali on 00 65 98 374193 11h30 President Nathan to tour Table
Mountain Contact : Saleh Ali on 00 65 98 374193 Monday
23 April 2007
Port Elizabeth 09h30 President Nathan to
tour Nelson Mandela Bay Contact : Saleh Ali on 00 65 98 374193 11h30
President Nathan to visit Chemical Straits Contact : Saleh Ali
on 00 65 98 374193 Tuesday 24 April 2007
Durban 15h00
President Nathan to visit Ghandi Settlement Contact : Saleh Ali
on 00 65 98 374193 Wednesday 25 April 2007
Durban 10h30
President Nathan to visit Luthuli Museum Contact : Saleh Ali on 00
65 98 374193 KINDLY INDICATE WHICH EVENTS YOU WILL BE COVERING AS
ACCREDITATION WILL BE SPECIFIED
For further information contact Manusha
Pillai on 082 389 3587 Issued by Department of Foreign Affairs Private
Bag X152 Pretoria 0001 17 April 2007 |