7 March 2016
Government welcomes the 20 year prison sentence handed down to Donald Sebolai today by Judge Cassim Moosa at the Johannesburg High Court.
Sebolai was convicted in October 2015 of murdering his girlfriend Rachel "Dolly" Tshabalala. Government is pleased that the sentence matches the seriousness of the crime.
06 March 2016
Minister of Communications Minister Ms Faith Muthambi will make an official visit to Davos, Switzerland for three days to attend the 2016 World Communication Forum (WCF). The forum is scheduled from the 7th to 10th March 2016.
Minister Muthambi will be one of the panellists speaking about the role of the public media service and challenges of the digital arena in government and communications.
4 March 2016
Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster chaired by Minister Gugile Nkwinti will hold a media briefing on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action following the 2016 State of the Nation Address.
The media briefing will take place as follows:
3 March 2016
1. Implementation of key government programmes
1.1. Cabinet welcomed the 2016 Budget Speech delivered by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on 24 February 2016. This budget demonstrates our resilience, commitment and resourcefulness as we navigate through this worst economic period in recent history.
3 March 2016
The Post Cabinet media briefing scheduled to take place today at 10h00 has been cancelled due to official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders by President Zuma at Old Assembly in Parliament. A media statement will be issued in due course. Kindly accept our sincere apology for any inconvenience caused.
Enquiries:
Phumla Williams, Acting Cabinet Spokesperson
Cell: 083 501 0139
Issued by Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
2 March 2016
The briefing has been cancelled.
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Jeff Radebe will brief the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on the 02 March 2016.
The media briefing will take place as follows:
Ministers
Deputy Ministers
Directors-General
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you for joining us today for the post-State of the Nation Address cluster briefing. We are going outline the progress we have made thus far as the Governance and Administration Cluster and highlight our Programme of Action for the current year.
24 February 2016
Members of the media, please note that Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster media briefing that was scheduled to take place tomorrow, 25 February 2016 at Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town with a link up to Tshedimosetso House (GCIS), Pretoria at 08h00am has been postponed until further notice.
Enquiries:
24 February 2016
On Thursday, 25 February at 8h00am, Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster chaired by Minister Gugile Nkwinti will hold a media briefing on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action for the post State of the Nation Address 2016. The briefing will be held at Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town with a link up to Tshedimosetso House (GCIS), Pretoria.
23 Feb 2016
International Cooperation, Trade and Security Cluster Media Briefing, 23 February 2016
“Create a better South Africa; contribute to a better and safer Africa in a better world”
Ministers and Deputy Ministers
Directors-General
Senior managers
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen,
