Invitation to press briefing - Reminder 14-05-08

 

Media alert

Invitation to press briefing - REMINDER

Civil society mobilisation on Zimbabwe, Food Prices and xenophobia

The media are invited to a briefing about the marches that are to take place this Saturday, 17 May, in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and other centres on the issues of rising food prices and the crisis in Zimbabwe. It has now become necessary to add to the list of issues the serious outbreak of xenophobic violence in Alexandra.

The marches are jointly organised by COSATU and its affiliates, the South African Communist Party, the Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum in South Africa, the Swaziland Solidarity Network, the Young Communist League, the South African NGO Coalition, Disabled People of South Africa, the Treatment Action Campaign, the Anti-Privatisation Forum and others.

DATE: Thursday 15 May 2008

TIME: 11h00

VENUE: COSATU House (10th Floor), 1 Leyds Street, cnr Biccard, Braamfontein

Patrick Craven (National Spokesperson)

Congress of South African Trade Unions

1-5 Leyds Cnr Biccard Streets

Braamfontein, 2017

P.O. Box 1019

Johannesburg, 2000

SOUTH AFRICA

Tel: +27 11 339-4911/24

Fax: +27 11 339-5080/6940/ 086 603 9667

Cell: 0828217456

E-Mail: patrick@cosatu.org.za