Content and Writing
Chief Director: Tyrone Seale
Tel: 012 314 2836
Fax: 012 326 2077
E-mail: tyrone@gcis.gov.za
This Chief Directorate comprises four directorates that are responsible for a range of communication platforms created and operated by Government Communications (GCIS).
These platforms are part of our commitment to keeping South Africans and stakeholders elsewhere informed about the policies and activities of government and the opportunities arising from these programmes for citizens, businesses and other partners.
The Content and Writing Chief Directorate comprises four Directorates:
- Vuk’uzenzele (SA Government Magazine)
- Content Development
- Electronic Information Resources (EIR)
- News Service.
Directorate: Vuk’uzenzele (SA Government newsletter)
Director: Dorris Simpson
Tel: 012 314 2826
Cell: 083 273 1931
Fax: 012 326 7759
E-mail: dorris@gcis.gov.za
The Directorate is responsible for the production of Vuk’uzenzele and Public Sector Manager magazine.
Vuk’uzenzele is a government newspaper that focuses on communicating government programmes and policies including socio-economic opportunities created by government programmes, and how to access these opportunities.
The newspaper covers among others:
- government service-delivery projects
- practical information on how to access these opportunities created by government programmes
- government programmes and campaigns in all spheres of government
- updates and developments on the five key priorities of government
- community development initiatives
- public-private partnership campaigns
- carries Employment news that features learnerships, job creation features internships and bursary opportunities and vacancies
- international relations and perspective features
- sport and light entertaining features.
It has a print run of 1, 7 million copies which are distributed in all nine provinces, in large part door-to-door in deep rural, rural and peri-urban areas.
The newspaper is published in all official languages, but the majority of the print-run is in English. It is a free publication that published once a month. It carries a supplement called Employment News which features learnerships; job creation features internships and bursary opportunities and vacancies.
It is also published in Braille for the visually-impaired groups and individuals with the web-version available through the website catering for those with access to the internet.
The directorate works closely with internal services like News Service, Distribution Unit and Content Development and also has extensive contact with different government departments and state-owned enterprises on campaigns and current news.
The Public Sector Manager magazine, which is published on a monthly basis, is aimed at middle and senior managers in the public sector. It is intended to meet the information needs of managers in government, state-owned enterprises and Chapter 9 Institutions. The core focus of the magazine is to showcase the good work that is produced by the work force in the public sector and it also serve as a platform through which to share knowledge and best practices within the public sector. The magazine is the only one of its kind catering for public sector/government managers and is published under the pay-off line: The magazine for public sector decision-makers.
The magazine carries and features among others:
- articles and information on various topics including some of today’s most pressing public sector topics, from human capital and technology to finance and procurement
- columnists, need-to-know features, interviews with political principals and senior public sector officials, profiles of government and public sector executives, examples of public sector innovation and some lifestyle articles
- lifestyle articles include business travel, leisure travel, vehicles, food and drink, style, real estate and health
- latest conferences and exhibitions including other significant upcoming events in the public sector.
Contact persons:
Mbulelo Baloyi
Tel: 012 314 2493
Fax: 012 366 1931
E-mail: mbulelo@gcis.gov.za
Samona Murugan
Tel: 012 314 2800
Fax: 012 366 1931
E-mail: samona@gcis.gov.za
Directorate: Content Development
Director: Nina Bhaktawar
Tel: 012 314 2202
Fax: 012 323 0557
E-mail: nina@gcis.gov.za
The purpose of Content Development is to provide language services such as translation, editing, proofreading and writing. It is also responsible for the production of the South Africa Yearbook.
Content Development is responsible for:
- briefing and managing the development of content, including editing, proofreading and translations
- producing the SA Yearbook, the Pocket Guide to South Africa and an interactive CD-ROM
Editor: Delien Burger
Tel: 012 314 2410
Fax: 012 323 0557
E-mail: delien@gcis.gov.za - briefing and managing, through liaison, the development of content and key messages for products for transversal campaigns, including the State of the Nation Address.
Directorate: Electronic Information Resources (EIR)
Director: Dr Hilda Korsten
Tel: 012 314 2140
Fax: 012 326 4572
E-mail: hilda@gcis.gov.za
The functions of EIR are:
- maintaining, updating and improving the South Africa Government Online, South Africa Government Services and GCIS websites
- providing advice and support to government departments on developing, maintaining and updating of websites
- evaluating new and existing government websites on request
- contributing to the development of government web guidelines and the quality of government websites.
Deputy Director: Estelle Greeff
Tel: 012 314 2138
Fax: 012 326 4572
E-mail: estelleg@gcis.gov.za
Deputy Director: Sanita Groenewald
Tel: 012 314 2166
Fax: 012 326 4572
E-mail: sanita@gcis.gov.za
Deputy Director: Thomas Thale
Tel: 012 314 2234
Fax: 012 326 4572
E-mail: thomast@gcis.gov.za
Directorate: News Service
Director: Roze Moodley
Tel: 012 314 2224
Fax: 012 321 2804
E-mail: roze@gcis.gov.za
Deputy Director: Chief Sub-Editor - Matona Fatman
Tel: 012 314 2200
Fax: 012 321 2804
E-mail: Matona@gcis.gov.za
Deputy Director: Chief Sub-Editor - Seshnee Govender
Tel: 012 314 2175
Fax: 012 321 2804
E-mail: seshnee@gcis.gov.za
Deputy Director: News Editor - Janine du Plessis
Tel: 012 314 2167
Fax: 012 321 2804
E-mail: janine@gcis.gov.za
Deputy Director: Features Editor - Xoliswa Zulu
Tel: 012 314 2359
Fax: 012 321 2804
E-mail: xoliswa@gcis.gov.za
BuaNews is a South African government news service, providing reliable government news and information to community and mainstream media, locally and abroad. You may subscribe to receive BuaNews e-mail newsletters three times daily. Visit BuaNews online or follow BuaNews on Facebook and Twitter.
The purpose of the News Service is to gather and write government news to supply to the media locally and abroad.
The function of the News Service is to develop daily online news in collaboration with ministries to provide media with easy access to fresh government news and information at no cost.
Government departments can send press information to newsfiles@gcis.gov.za.
