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Robert Mugabe in state visit to South Africa - DIRCO

Zimbabwean President and his wife to be welcomed by President Zuma on April 8

STATE VISIT BY H.E ROBERT G MUGABE, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

07 April 2015

South African President, HE Jacob. G. Zuma will receive HE Robert G Mugabe for a State visit to the Republic of South Africa.

Media are invited as follows:

Tuesday, 07 April 2015

15:30               Members of the Media arrive for a photo opportunity at the

                        Waterkloof Air Force Base 

Please present your press card and identity document/passport for access

Wednesday, 08 April 2015

08:00              Members of the Media arrive at the Union Buildings

08:55               President and Mrs Mugabe arrive at the Union Building and are welcomed by

                        President and Mrs Zuma

                        Photo opportunity

09:00-09:20    Welcome Ceremony

                        Photo Opportunity

12:15-13:00    Signing of Memorandum of Understanding and Press Conference.

16:00-16:30    Courtesy call on President Mugabe by Deputy President Ramaphosa at the

                        Sheraton Hotel.

                        Photo Opportunity

                        Contact Person: Nelson Kgwete on 076 4313 078

17:30               Members of the media arrive at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential

Guesthouse for the State Banquet

                        Venue: Presidential Guesthouse

                        Bryntirion Estate

                        Pretoria

                       Contact person: Hlomani Baloyi on 083 2761 295

Please present media accreditation and identity document/passport

Thursday, 09 April 2015

South Africa-Zimbabwe Business Forum, Sheraton Hotel

09:30- 10:30    Welcome Remarks

Contact Hlomani Baloyi +27 83 276 1295

Please present media accreditation and identity document/passport

Media interested in covering the event are requested to send details i.e. name and Surname, media house, ID/ passport no. and contact details  to Randzu Hlungwani at [email protected]/ Nthabiseng Ramatshela 082 675 0893 (DIRCO), before Tuesday, 07 April 2015 at 10:00.

End of media Programme

Statement issued by Nelson Kgwete, DIRCO, April 7 2015

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