Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will present the budget speech to Parliament on February 23 2011, at 2pm. Journalists will be given prior access to the documents in a media lock-up under police surveillance.
Journalists must confirm their attendance and details by no later than Thursday, February 14 2011. To confirm attendance please email details to Kershia Singh on kershia.singh@treasury.gov.za. Please indicate if you will be attending the Pretoria or Cape Town lock up.
Cellphones are to be switched off, placed in an envelope and handed over to National Treasury officials.
E-mails cannot be sent during the lock-up; landline telephones must be off the hook and should not be used under any circumstances.
Nobody will be allowed to leave the lock-up before the embargo is lifted.
A media conference to be addressed by the Finance Minister is scheduled for 10:30 (Imbizo media centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town). Journalists will be escorted to the venue.