The inauguration will cost over R100 million less than the previous inauguration, Minister in the Presidency Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said.
The inter-ministerial committee planning the presidential inauguration, on Thursday said all heads of state and governments of the Southern African Development Community have been invited to witness the “auspicious occasion” when the incoming president of South Africa will be sworn in on May 25.
“Four-thousand-five-hundred guests have been invited from various sectors of society, including parliamentarians, the judiciary, ministers and deputy ministers, premiers, [members of the executive councils] MECs and executive mayors. We have also invited members of the diplomatic corps, religious sector, etc.”
The pomp and ceremony will coincide with Africa Day, where the continent celebrates the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, which later evolved to be the African Union. The inauguration also comes at a time when South Africa is celebrating 25 years of freedom. “We chose the stadium because it is more cost effective compared to using the Union Buildings, which carries high preparation costs, in particular, the preparation of the Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre. In line with the government austerity measures, we were happy to go with a least costly option,” she said.
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