Media Advisory: The South African government to host the Second Tripartite Summit of the common market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE INVITED AS FOLLOWS:

Date:                           12 June 2011

Venue:                        Sandton Convention Centre

RSVP: DTI Media Liaison: Sidwell Medupe on 079 492 1774/MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za

NB: MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA MUST SUBMIT THEIR NAMES AND ID/PASSPORT NUMBERS BEFORE GOING TO THE ACCREDITATION.

Venue:                        Sandton Convention Centre

Date:                           7-11 June 2011

Time:                           08:00-17:00

NOTE: MEDIA WITHOUT ACCREDITATION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
MEDIA PROGRAMME FOR THE SECOND COMESA-EAC-SADC TRIPARTITE SUMMIT
TUESDAY 7 JUNE – SATURDAY 11 JUNE: 

Media Accreditation

Venue:            Sandton Convention Centre

Time:              08:00-17:00

SUNDAY 12 JUNE 2011:

Venue:            Sandton Convention Centre
                       Sandton Johannesburg

08:00               Arrival of media at the SCC

08:30               Arrival of Heads of State/Government at the Sandton Convention Centre  

(Photo Opportunity)

09:00-10:30     Official opening of the Second COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Summit

(Media in attendance)

10:30               Official Photo Opportunity

10:30 – 11:00 TEA

11:00 – 13:00 Closed Session (No Media in attendance)

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 15:30 Closed Session (No media in attendance)

16:00             Media are conducted to the plenary

16:00- 16:30   Reading of the Communiqué (Media in attendance)

16:30 – 17:00 Closure of the Second COMESA-EAC-SADC Summit

(Media in attendance)

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

OR Tambo Building
Pretoria

07 June 2011