Policy and Research
Chief Director: Tasneem Tayob Carrim
Tel: 012 314 2160
Fax: 012 323 0642
Cell: 082 467 9227
E-mail: tasneem@gcis.gov.za
The purpose of the Chief Directorate is to conduct research to assess how government should inform the public communication needs and monitor media coverage of government programmes from a communication perspective.
The Chief Director's responsibilities and functions include:
- member of the GCIS MANCO, a strategising body chaired by the CEO
- managing the sections in the Chief Directorate
- overall budget and personnel in the Chief Directorate
- acting as a programme manager
- providing strategic direction to the Chief Directorate.
Policy and Research comprises the following programmes:
Directorate: Communication Resource Centre (CRC)
Director: Gill Price
Tel: 012 314 2131
Fax: 012 323 0001
E-mail: gill@gcis.gov.za
The Directorate’s main purpose is monitoring and assessment of international media coverage to inform Government communication.
The CRC's main responsibilities and functions include:
- daily monitoring and assessment of international media coverage on Government and the country;
- alerting internal and external stakeholders to breaking and developing news in international media that could require communication intervention;
- identification of key issues and trends in national and international media coverage;
- participating in daily Rapid Response teleconferences that assess issues in the national and international media environment, including the drafting of proactive and reactive communication content;
- developing messaging and communication content on Government priority areas and campaigns; and
- providing support, and participating in GCIS and Government projects and campaigns.
Subdirectorate: Communication Centre
Deputy Director: Annalie Language
Tel: 012 314 2135
Fax: 012 323 3812
E-mail: annalie@gcis.gov.za
The Sub-directorate’s main purpose is monitoring and assessment of national media coverage to inform Government communication.
The main responsibilities and functions of the Communication Centre include:
- daily monitoring and assessment of national print, broadcast and online media coverage on Government and the country
- alerting internal and external stakeholders to breaking and developing news in national media that could require communication intervention
- providing regular and issue-based national and international media coverage reports
- providing a newspaper clipping service of national and regional newspapers
- providing support, and participating in GCIS and Government projects and campaigns.
Directorate: Policy and Media Analysis
Director:
Nkele Sebasa
Tel: 012 314 2179/2126
Fax: 012 321 0826
Cell: 082 927 6101
E-mail: nkele@gcis.gov.za
The purpose of Policy and Media Analysis is to monitor media coverage of government programmes from a communication perspective, and to provide an analysis on how media interprets government policies and programmes.
Policy and Media Analysis is further responsible for:
- monitoring and analysing the communication environment within which government operates
- monitoring and analysing policies receiving media coverage
- contributing, on an ongoing basis, to a number of campaign strategy documents, through direct involvement with all clusters
- media content analysis to track trends in coverage
- providing strategic and administrative support to the Media Development and Diversity Agency
Contact:
Ntombi Mtombeni
Tel: 012 314 2100
Fax: 012 321 0826
E-mail: ntombi@gcis.gov.za
Singabakho Nxumalo
Tel: 012 314 2215
Fax: 012 321 0826
E-mail: singabakho@gcis.gov.za
Suzette van der Westhuizen
Tel: 012 314 2163
Fax: 012 321 0826
E-mail: suzette@gcis.gov.za
Directorate: Research and Information Centre
Director:
Dr Marietjie Strydom
Tel: 012 314 2174
Fax: 012 328 7200
Cell: 082 416 8171
E-mail: marietjie@gcis.gov.za
The purpose of this Directorate is to conduct research to assess how government should inform the public communication needs.
Research is responsible for:
- ongoing research to assess the communication environment, both in general and for specific communication campaigns/projects
- research to assess the impact of communication efforts
- ongoing research to ascertain communication preferences and information needs
- enhancing access to communication research (distribution of research results, promoting buy-in into GCIS tracking research and syndicated projects conducted by private research houses)
- providing research advice to internal and external government clients
- providing a knowledge management and information service
- compiling and updating various contact directories
- providing a departmental library service.
For research contact:
Ntombifuthi Nala
Tel: 012 314 2226
Fax: 012 328 7200
E-mail: ntombifuthi@gcis.gov.za
Solly Molayi
Tel: 012 314 2157
Fax: 012 328 7200
E-mail: sollym@gcis.gov.za
Kopo Lehobye
Tel: 012 314 2192
Fax: 012 328 7200
E-mail: kopo@gcis.gov.za
Thenjiwe Hadebe
Tel: 012 314 2146
Fax: 012 328 7200
E-mail: thenjiwe@gcis.gov.za
For information enquiries contact:
Joanne Cornelissen
Tel: 012 314 2134
Fax: 012 325 6898
E-mail: joanne@gcis.gov.za
or GCIS Library
Tel: 012 314 2107
Fax: 012 325 6898
E-mail: library@gcis.gov.za
