21 Oct 2015

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 Wednesday (21 October 2015).

The media briefing will take place as follows:
Date: Friday, 23 October 2015
Time: 10h00
Venue: GCIS Head Office, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard, Hatfield, Pretoria

NB: There will be a video link to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town

19 Oct 2015

Government has noted the article in the Sunday newspaper reporting on a transcript suggesting police “grapple with how to spin the anti-crime drive Operation Fiela to avoid criticism of the way it targeted foreigners”.  The Inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration leading the work of Operation Fiela – Reclaim re-iterates the purpose of Operation Fiela Reclaim.  

19 Oct 2015

Government condemns the attack on the two couples, which resulted in one of the women being raped and the two men killed and thrown into the nearby lake. The attack by the gang of 12 men happened at the Rhodes Park in Kensington on Saturday evening whilst the couples were walking in the Park.

7 Oct 2015

As South Africa commemorates the month of October as Transport Month, government calls on all road-users to exercise caution on the roads and obey traffic rules. Under the theme ‘Together we move South Africa forward’, road safety continues to remain one of the government’s priorities.

Government is aware that road accidents take a massive toll on society and calls on road users including pedestrians to be more vigilant as the festive season approaches.

6 Oct 2015

Government has noted with great sadness recent media coverage on crimes against children, with the most recent incident being that of an eight-year-old girl who was found in a river in Mamelodi with her hands and legs tied together.

4 October 2015

30 September 2015

Government commends all citizens for promoting and embracing the diversified unique culture during Heritage Month 2015.

Government adopted the Heritage Month campaign as a vehicle to promote social cohesion and develop a common national identity. The theme for this year focused on celebrating indigenous knowledge, identifying, promoting and preserving South Africa’s living heritage.

30 September 2015

The Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi will host a SADC Thank You Dinner to honour South African winners of the 2015 Competition.  The awards aim to recognize excellence in journalism in the area of print, photojournalism, television and radio as well as to encourage media practitioners in member states to cover issues pertaining to the region for the promotion of regional integration and cooperation.

27 September 2015

Deputy Minister
Directors-General
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen

Thank you for joining us this morning for the Governance and Administration Cluster Media Briefing, as we outline the progress made by government through this cluster and provide more detail on the achievement of our plans.

 26 September 2015

1.    Implementation of key government programmes

1.1.        Cabinet welcomed the launch of the seventh edition of the Development Indicators (2014) on 20 September 2015, which presented an update on the state of South Africa’s development. The indicators create a better understanding of the impact of various government policies and service-delivery initiatives on the country’s development.