This bulletin brings summaries of government's position on current issues, as well as updates on progress and problems in implementing government's Programme of Action.
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Agriculture
- Food price inflation (18 Apr 2008)
Budget
- Budget speech
- Budget votes (23 Apr 2010)
- Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
Disaster management
- Working together to curb the impact of disasters (4 Feb 2011)
Economy
- Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for SA (AsgiSA)/Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa) (17 Apr 2009)
- Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for SA (AsgiSA) (30 Apr 2008)
- Economic confidence (20 Mar 2008)
- Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) (30 Apr 2008)
- New Growth Path: the framework (8 Dec 2010)
Education
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Release of the Annual National Assessments (ANAs) (24 Jun 2011)
Elections
- 2011 Local Government Elections (17 Mar 2011)
- 2011 - Guidelines on government communication during an election period (20 Apr 2011)
- 2009 general elections (4 May 2009)
Energy
- Electricity tariffs (23 Oct 2009)
- Energy emergency (7 Mar 2008)
- Energy infrastructure and World Bank loan (24 Mar 2010)
- Four-millionth electrification connection (14 Jun 2012)
Government programme and progress
- 2012 – Year of public infrastructure delivery (23 Feb 2012)
- Anti-Poverty Campaign (26 Jun 2008)
- Developmental state (23 Feb 2012)
- Fifth Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) Conference (24 Aug 2011)
- Government's Programme of Action (22 Feb 2008)
- Mining lekgotla (31 May 2012)
- Ministerial media briefings (25 Feb 2010)
- National Imbizo Week (1 – 8 Nov 2008) (23 Oct 2008)
- Presidential Business Summit (17 Mar 2011)
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Presidential monitoring and evaluation visits
- Free State (21 Sep 2011)
- Limpopo (24 Jun 2011)
- South African Local Government Association (Salga) National Conference 2011 (24 Aug 2011)
- State of the Nation Address (SoNA)
- Tourism Indaba (20 Apr 2011)
- Towards a fifteen year review (14 Oct 2008)
- War on Poverty Campaign (7 Aug 2008)
- War on Poverty visit to Ntunda Village (27 Oct 2010)
- Work of government continues; all civil servants must serve with professionalism in line with responsibilities (25 Sep 2008)
Health
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HIV and AIDS
- World AIDS Day
- HIV & AIDS prevention & treatment programme (24 Mar 2010)
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Cholera
- Cholera outbreak (3 Dec 2008)
- Co-ordinated response to outbreak of cholera (20 Feb 2009)
- National Nursing Summit (31 Mar 2011)
- Swine flu
Highlights
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Agriculture (21 Sep)
- Alexandra Renewal Project scoops top UN award (23 Oct 2009)
- Arts and culture
- Big jump in business confidence (11 Mar 2010)
- Business, labour back new economic plan for now (27 Oct 2010)
- Business owners optimistic about 2011 (4 Feb 2011)
- Car-makers committed to local industry (2 Sep 2010)
- CNN wins gold for campaign promoting South Africa (4 Dec 2009)
- Education
- Elections (26 May 2011)
- Energy
- Environment
- Expatriates rank SA in top 10 for quality of life (4 Dec 2009)
- Finance and economics
- Governance
- Health
- Home Affairs
- Human Settlements (8 Dec 2010)
- Illegal and violent protests (28 Aug 2009)
- Improvement in South Africa’s reputation (14 Oct 2010)
- Infrastructure
- International relations
- Investment
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Job creation
- 2011: 17 Feb, 7 Sep, 9 Nov
- 20 May 2010
- Justice and constitutional reform
- Mandela Day
- Mining (24 Aug 2011)
- Public Works (4 Feb 2011)
- Rural development (31 Mar 2011)
- Safety and security
- Science and technology
- Service delivery
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Skills development
- 2011: 17 Mar, 24 Aug, 26 Oct
- 11 Mar 2010
- 20 Mar 2009
- Social cohesion (19 Jul 2012)
- Social development
- Social protection (23 Apr 2010)
- South Africa’s use of innovation in the defence and space industries
- South African architect wins World Building of Year Award (19 Nov 2009)
- Sport
- Stand up and be counted: Census 2011 (14 Oct 2010)
- Telecommunications (27 Oct 2010)
- Trade and industry
- Tourism
- Transport
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat (14 Oct 2010)
- Water and environment
- Women (11 Aug 2011)
- Youth (24 Aug 2011)
International relations
- Africa-European Union (EU) Summit (25 Nov 2010)
- Africa-India Summit (20 Apr 2011)
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum (26 May 2011)
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African Union (AU) Summit
- Equatorial Guinea (9 Jun 2011)
- Libya (8 Jul 2009)
- Attacks on people from other countries (30 May 2008)
- Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Leaders’ Summit
- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011 (26 Oct)
- Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration (23 Aug)
- COP17/CMP7 (11 Aug 2011)
- Global African Diaspora Summit (17 May 2012)
- Global Forum (3 Jun 2010)
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Group of eight (G8) Summit
- G8 & G20 summits - Canada (17 Jun 2010)
- France (20 Apr 2011)
- Japan (26 Jun 2008)
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Group of Twenty (G20) Summit
- Los Cabos, Mexico (14 June 2012)
- Cannes, France (26 Oct 2011)
- Seoul, Republic of Korea (11 Nov 2010)
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India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Ministerial Meeting (3 Mar 2011)
- 5th Summit (12 Oct 2011)
- Ministerial Meeting (3 Mar 2011)
- International Africa ICT Indaba (31 May 2012)
- International AIDS Conference (19 Jul 2012)
- International Small Business Congress (23 Aug 2012)
- Rio+20 Conference (14 Jun 2012)
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South Africa-European Union (SA-EU) Summit
- 2nd SA-EU Summit (11 Sep 2009)
- 3rd SA-EU Summit (17 Sep 2010)
- 4th SA-EU Summit (7 Sep 2011)
- South Africa-China Binational Commission (BNC) (11 Nov 2010)
- South Africa's membership of BRIC (4 Feb 2011)
- Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) Summit (17 Mar 2011)
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Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit
- Angola (11 Aug 2011)
- Final communiqué of 28th Summit (22 Aug 2008)
- Mozambique (10 Aug 2012)
- Namibia (6 Aug 2010)
- South Africa (7 Aug 2008)
- Zambia (20 Apr 2011)
- Southern African Development Community - East African Community - Common Market of East and Southern Africa (SADC-EAC-Comesa) 2nd Tripartite Summit (17 Mar 2011)
- State visits from
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State/working visits to
- 2012: Jamaica (3 Aug)
- 2011: Arabian/Persian Gulf - United Arab Emirates and Oman (9 Nov), France (17 Feb), New Zealand (7 Sep), Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (12 Oct), Norway (24 Aug), USA (31 Mar)
- 2010: China (18 Aug), Cuba (25 Nov), Egypt (14 Oct), India (3 Jun), Kenya (25 Nov), Russia (6 Aug)
- United Nations Climate Change Conference (4 Dec 2009)
- United Nations Framework Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) (25 Nov 2010)
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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
- 63rd Session of UNGA (19 Sep 2008)
- 64th session of UNGA and forthcoming forums (G-20 and Africa-South America Summits) (23 Sep 2009 )
- 65th session of UNGA
- 66th session of UNGA (7 Sep 2011)
- 67th session of UNGA (23 Aug 2012)
- World Economic Forum (WEF) – Annual meeting
- World Economic Forum on Africa
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) - 8th session of the Ministerial Conference (24 Nov 2011)
- Zimbabwe
Labour
- Labour Summit (31 Mar 2011)
Public holidays and commemorative weeks/months
- 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children
- Africa Day (20 May 2010)
- Child Protection Week
- Freedom Day
- Heritage Day/Month
- Human Rights Day
- International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (24 Jun 2011)
- Nelson Mandela International Day (24 Jun 2011)
- Social Development Month 2009 (23 Sep 2009)
- Tourism Month
- Transport Month (21 Sep 2011)
- Water Week
- Women's Day/Month
- Workers Day
- World AIDS Day 2011 (24 Nov 2011)
- World TB Day 2011
- World Refugee Day for a better Africa and a better World (13 Jun 2008)
- Youth Month
Recognition
- Archbishop Tutu honoured with highest civilian award in US (14 Aug 2009)
- Mandela Treason Trial memoirs displayed in US (14 Aug 2009)
- National Orders (23 Oct 2008)
Safety and security
- Local protests (24 Mar 2010)
- Sexual violence (3 May 2012)
- Threats of violence against foreign nationals in SA (6 Aug 2010)
Science and technology
Social development
- Promoting the rights of the child (20 Apr 2011)
- Substance Abuse Summit (3 Mar 2011)
Sport
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2010 Fifa World Cup™
- 4th Annual 2010 National Communication Partnership Conference (14 Aug 2009)
- Final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ (4 Dec 2009)
- Football Fridays (11 Sep 2009)
- Football Fridays (23 Oct 2009)
- National Fly the Flag Day (25 Feb 2010)
- Promotional event, Vienna (13 Jun 2008)
- South Africans are ready to deliver memorable 2010 FIFA World Cup™ (25 Feb 2010)
- South Africans have opened up hearts and homes to fans and teams (3 Jun 2010)
- Travel advisories (20 May 2010)
- Confederations Cup 14 – 28 Jun 2009
Tourism
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National Tourism Sector Strategy (17 Mar 2011)
Transport
- Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) programme (17 Apr 2009)
- Gauteng Freeway Improvment Project (GFIP) (17 May 2012)
- Integrated Transport System (9 Jun 2011)
- Reya Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system (28 Aug 2009)
Water
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Third Municipal Water Quality Conference (24 Jun 2011)
Youth
- Youth development (17 Jun 2010)