The Secretary of Parliament, Gengezi Mgidlana, says Parliament is confident of hosting another successful State of the Nation Address, as has been the case over the past 20 years of democracy.
Mgidlana brief the media on Wednesday about the state of readiness to host the address in eight days time.
"The joint sitting at which the address will be delivered is a special sitting with the sole purpose of providing an opportunity for the President to account to Parliament - the people's public representatives - and the people of South Africa about the outcome of government programmes and the general state of South Africa and to involve the people in plans for the year ahead," he said.
"The address is followed by two days of debate during which Members engage with the content of the debate and raise issues. The President replies to the Members' debate on a third day."
Mgidlana says the City of Cape Town and Eskom has also given Parliament an undertaking that there will be no load shedding in the Parliamentary precinct on 12 February
He also revealed that the 2015 State of the Nation address by president Jacob Zuma will cost taxpayers around R4m.
