15 June 2015

Government notes the judgment of the North Gauteng High Court on the matter regarding Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir. As indicated in court, government will enquire the circumstances under which President Al Bashir left the country. We will also comply with the court order relating to submission of an affidavit outlining these circumstances. We will however await written reasons of the judgment as indicated by the court.

Enquiries:
Phumla Williams
Acting Cabinet Spokesperson
Cell: 083 501 0139 

13 June 2015

Members of the media who applied for accreditation for the National Youth Day Commemoration taking place on 16 June 2015 at Tshwane Events Centre (Show grounds) are advised of the following:

Order of proceedings

12 June 2015

Recent claims asserting that government has not responded to allegations of construction collusion with regard to road improvements done ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, are incorrect.

The matter has in fact been handled by the Competition Tribunal – a statutory body – and the findings have been made public.

The Competition Tribunal last year fined 15 construction companies a combined R1.46-billion after the investigation into collusion. This money has already been paid to government.

 11 June 2015

1.  Implementation of key government programmes

11 June 2015

This year marks 39 years since the 16 June 1976 Uprisings and 21 years since South Africa attained freedom. The theme for the 2015 Youth Month; “Youth Moving South Africa Forward” implies an action-oriented approach that recognises the role that the youth of South Africa have played and are still playing to move the country forward.

11 June 2015

Members of the media are advised that there will be no post Cabinet media briefing. 

Decisions of the Cabinet meeting of 10 June 2015 will be communicated through a media statement that will be released today, Thursday, 11 June 2015.

Enquiries:
Phumla Williams
Cell: 083 501 0139

Issued by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)

10 June 2015

The Deputy Minister of Communications, Hon. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will give a keynote address at the launch and live screening of the premiere episode of a youth television talk show called “Before Forever After” on Soweto TV (DStv Channel 251), based on Pastor Dick Koza’s latest book, “Before we marry let’s talk”.

8 June 2015

On Monday, 8 June 2015 at 11h00, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana- Mashabane will brief the media on South Africa’s hosting of the 25th African Union Summit. The venue will be media briefing room, DIRCO, O.R Tambo Building, Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria.

4 June 2015

WEF Africa 2015 began on Wednesday, 3 June under the theme “Then and Now: Reimagining Africa’s Future.” Team South Africa was well represented on the first day of WEF Africa and boldly emphasised that South Africa is open for business on all platforms.

3 June 2015

Members of the media are invited to the launch of the book: The Media Landscape 2014: Celebrating 20 Years of South Africa’s Media

The book contains chapters from various media experts including William Bird, Shaka Sisulu, Reg Rumney and Professor Tawana Kupe, who discuss the changes that have taken place in the media sector since 1994, and provide a vision for the future.   It aims to stimulate debate around current issues impacting the media environment in South Africa.