Parliamentary journalists 'very alarmed' over SONA security
6 February 2017
Cape Town - The Parliamentary Press Gallery Association (PGA) is very alarmed at the planned restrictions of movement aimed journalists at this week's State of the Nation Address (SONA).
PGA chairperson Joylene van Wyk told News24 on Monday that the new security measures for President Jacob Zuma's first parliamentary address of 2017 on Thursday were unprecedented.
"We are very alarmed about the 'media squares' that Parliament wants to initiate on SONA day," she said.
"Journalists who want to move between two 'media squares' will need a police escort on the day."