Cabinet met on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.

A. Issues in the environment

1. Economy and investment drive

1.1. Cabinet welcomes the practical interventions such as the commitment to buy local products, a more aggressive approach to increasing exports, interventions in agricultural value chains and support for small and medium enterprises.  These announcements came out of the recent two-day Job Summit, which was convened under the National Economic Development and Labour Council.

10 October 2018

Minister of Communications, Nomvula Mokonyane will brief media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 10 October 2018.

Members of the media are invited as follows:

Date: Thursday, 11 October 2018
Time: 09H00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town

NB: There will be a video link to Ronnie Mamoepa Media Centre, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Str. Hatfield, Pretoria

Enquiries:
Phumla Williams, GCIS Acting Director-General
Cell: 083 501 0139

4 October 2018

The official funeral service for the late Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs, Dr Bomo Edith Edna Molewa will take place at the Tshwane Events Centre in Pretoria West on 06th October 2018. In line with the declaration as made by the state President, President Cyril Ramaphosa that the funeral will be a Special Category 1 funeral and the South African national flag has been flying at half-mast at all flag stations countrywide until her funeral on October 6.

3 October 2018

Government welcomes the sentences handed to the so-called Springs monster and his estranged wife in the North Gauteng High Court today.

The father was found guilty of the attempted murder of his son, child abuse and neglect, using and dealing in drugs and of the rape of his then 16-year-old daughter.

He was sentenced to an effective 35 years imprisonment while the wife received a suspended sentence.

3 October 2018

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on State Funerals met on the 1st of October 2018 and deliberated on arrangements for the memorial, funeral service and burial of Dr Edna Molewa.

The IMC noted that preparations are at an advanced stage and wishes to update the country as follows:  

2 October 2018

Government continues to forge ahead in mobilizing society to assist victims of gender based violence. GCIS recently conducted an inspection of 57 Thuthuzela Care Centres across the nine provinces to conduct a needs analysis per center   and identify how corporates and civil society can better equip them with basic provisions such as sanitary wear and toys for children. 

1 October 2018

Government welcomes the 2017/18 financial year audit results of various departments tabled in Parliament last week.

The audit reports of the AG contribute to a culture of public sector accountability and this makes a difference in the lives of South African citizens.