All delegates attending the Summit will require registration and accreditation prior to the Summit.
SADC Industrialization Week
Participants are encourgaed to register on the online platform: http://www.testdomain11.gov.zw/
SADC SUMMIT
Delegations are requested to submit their lists to the Protocol and Conference Services Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade via a Note Verbale and emailed to hresadcprotocol@gmail.com no later than 26 July 2024.
Accreditation
Accreditation of delegations will be processed in person and electronically from 28 July to 17 August 2024 at the following points:
- Rainbow Towers Hotel;
- Meikles Hotel; and
- Holiday Inn.
Members of Delegation will only be considered for accreditation when their names are submitted via Note Verbale. To be accredited in advance, delegates from member states are requested to submit electronic copies of white background passport photos and passport biographic data pages in JPEG format along with the following details:
- Full name
- Nationality
- Ministry/Department/Institution
- Title (Designation)
- Gender (Male/ Female)
- Date of Arrival
- Date of Departure
- Passport no
- Address and telephone number in Country of Origin
- Address during Visit
- E-mail address
All accredited participants will be required to wear their accreditation badges at all times in order to be allowed access to the Venue.
For security and ease of identification of delegates the following will be used:
- Gold Pins for the Heads of State/Government
- Silver Pins for the Vice Presidents/Prime Ministers
- Bronze Pins for former Heads of State and Heads of Regional and Intenational Organisations
Badges will also be issued according to the following categories
- Delegate
- Security
- Media
- Protocol
- Secretariat
- Services
- Invited guests
- Exhibitors
Media Accreditation
All members of the media who wish to cover the SADC Industrialization Week and the SADC Summit and have access to the New Parliament Building and other areas accessible to media practitioners are required to be accredited through the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services by 26 July 2024, by submitting the following details:
1 – Duly completed Media Accreditation Form
2 – Copy of identification document.
3 – 1 colour passport-size photograph.
Media Centre
A Media Centre will be available at the New Parliament Building. Media practitioners will have at their disposal a work area with Internet, phones, printers, faxes and photocopy machines.
Requests for interviews
The press attachés of each delegation may request the Organizing Committee of the Summit to provide them with the telephone number they can use to make interviews requests. They can make such requests beforehand or during the Summit.
Official photographers
Official photographers and cameramen are required to be accredited as media practitioners and not as delegates.
Clearance of Media Equipment
Journalists covering the event are requested to comply with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority equipment importation requirements.
