Twenty-one Heads Of State Confirmed To Attend Zuma's
Inauguration
South African News Updates
2 May 2009
Twenty-one
heads of state have so far confirmed they will be
attending African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob
Zuma's inauguration as the country's fourth
democratically elected president, the foreign affairs
department said on Wednesday.
Director general Ayanda
Ntsaluba told the media in Pretoria that confirmations
were continuing to flow in for the May 9 festivities.
The foreign delegate's list would become clearer
around Monday or Tuesday.
"So far 21 heads of state have confirmed that they are
coming and there are also 20 other countries that
would be coming."
Ntsaluba said the 20 other countries would be
represented mostly by their foreign ministers and
special envoys.
He would not elaborate on which heads of state would
come, as it was a "sensitive matter" and there were
security concerns. He did, however, confirm that US
President Barack Obama would not be present.
Meanwhile, preparations for the approximately
R75-million inauguration at the Union Buildings were
well under way with workmen busy and scaffolding
scattered across the grounds.
Zuma will have seven busy days before he assumes the
highest post in South Africa.
He will criss-cross the Eastern Cape and Western Cape
before his inauguration, said ANC spokesperson Brian
Sokutu in a statement.
Zuma would attend the ANC's national executive
committee meeting in Esselen Park, Gauteng on Thursday
before jetting off to the Eastern Cape, where he was
expected to speak at a Workers' Day event in East
London on Friday.
On Saturday he would
attend a royal wedding at Riechnau Mission in
Underberg. The following day he would be at a
thanksgiving prayer service at the Bantu Church of
Christ in Port Elizabeth, then at a thanksgiving rally
and ward visit in Port Elizabeth.
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