Provincial and Local Liaison
Chief Director: Michael Currin
Tel: 012 314 2133
Fax: 012 323 4979
E-mail: michael@gcis.gov.za
Provincial and Local Liaison provides strategic leadership to the interface of national government communication with provincial communication programmes. The Chief Directorate manages the nine provincial offices and the directorate at the national office.
Provincial and Local Liaison provides development communication and information to South African citizens, to ensure that they have public information which can assist them in becoming active citizens.
Through a more active involvement in public programmes and through access to government information and campaigns, people will be equipped and empowered to use this information for their own development, thus promoting a better life for all South Africans.
This is done through the following key programmes:
- developing, implementing and managing of a two-way communication and information system between government and the people
- implementing and managing a strategy for the promotion of development communication and local information content
- coordinating government’s Thusong Service Centre programme
- coordinating government's Public Participation Programme (imbizo)
- coordinating a local level information-management system, advising GCIS and government on issues affecting the communication environment at provincial and local level
- developing and implementing regional and local communication strategies in accordance with the National Communication Strategy and the Government Communication Programme (GCP)
- developing partnerships with local government aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the system of government communicators
- providing leadership to the chief directorate.
Provincial and Local Liaison programmes:
Directorate: Provincial Coordination
Director: Geraldine Thopps
Tel: 012 314 2405
Fax: 012 323 4979
E-mail: geraldinet@gcis.gov.za
The directorate coordinates provincial programmes and local information from the provinces, and provides administrative support.
The functions of Provincial Coordination are:
- supporting the efficient and effective co-ordination of the operations and programmes of the chief directorate and provincial directorates
- supporting the roll-out of the Local Government Communication System (LGCS)
- coordinating local information analysis and content processes between provincial offices and national clients
- promoting development communication, local content and platforms
- managing partnerships for the Thusong Service Programme
- coordinating research for Thusong Service Centres
- leadership and administration of the directorate.
Provincial Coordination comprises the following sub-programmes:
Directorate: Programme Support
Director: Moepeng Tshwane
Tel: 012 314 2213
Fax: 012 323 4979
E-mail: moepeng@gcis.gov.za
The functions of Programme Support are:
- promoting development communication practice in government communication and local content
- local information analysis and media environment
- co-ordinating and managing the provincial distribution strategy for development communication.
Subdirectorate: Stakeholder Relations and Partnerships
Deputy Director: Topsy Musi
Tel: 012 314 2850
Fax: 012 323 4979
Email: topsy@gcis.gov.za
The functions of Stakeholder Relations and Partnerships are:
- managing partnerships for the co-ordination and implementation of the Thusong Service Centre programme
- being a coordination, research, monitoring and evaluation instrument for the Thusong Service Centre programme
- developing a stakeholder relationship strategy for setting out norms and standards for stakeholder management .
Subdirectorate: Provincial Operations
Deputy Director: Xolani Ngobese
E-mail: xolani@gcis.gov.za
Tel: 012 314 2850
Fax: 012 323 4979
The functions of Provincial Operations are:
- coordinating capacity-building within the chief directorate
- providing administration, human resource and financial support to the chief directorate and GCIS provincial directorates
- coordinating and managing the programme’s information-management systems
Directorate: Provincial Liaison
There are GCIS offices in each of the nine provinces. The offices work closely with provincial governments, in particular the Premier's Offices, to ensure the message of government is disseminated to the public in a seamless manner.
The functions of the provincial offices are:
- promoting an effective government communication system at provincial and local level by developing better alliances in the communication environment
- developing a clear understanding of the public’s information needs and government’s communication needs
- developing and implementing communication campaigns in response to the needs identified
- managing the corporate and operational function of the GCIS provincial offices
- providing leadership in government communication through strengthening and integrating the Government Communication System with provincial structures
GCIS provincial offices
GCIS has provincial offices in all nine provinces.
