3 February 2015

Members of the media who will be covering the arrival ceremony of the mortal remains of the victims of the Nigeria building collapse are requested to apply for accreditation.

Journalists and photographers are advised to confirm their attendance by filling all the required fields in the attached form.

The expected time of arrival of the plane from Lagos, Nigeria is 02h00 at Waterkloof Airforce Base  on Friday, 6 February 2014.  We will constantly communicate with the media on the developments.

Ladies and gentlemen of the media,
Fellow South Africans
Good morning,

It has been over four months since our country experienced one of the biggest tragedies since the birth of our young democracy in 1994.  The lives of eighty-one South African families were changed forever on 12 September 2014, when a multi-storey guesthouse that belongs to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed.   A sense of grief and shock engulfed the nation.

1 Feb 2015

Translations in all official languages | Interview with Acting Director General on SAFM

1 February 2015

On Monday, 2 February at 11:00am, The Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the Nigeria tragedy led by Minister Jeff Radebe will brief the media on the developments regarding the 11 outstanding mortal remains that were still being identified by the Nigerian government. The briefing will be held at Tshedimosetso House (DOC), Pretoria with a link up to Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town.

30 January 2015

Cabinet will hold its Lekgotla on the 3rd to the 5th of February 2015 to review progress made in the implementation of the government programme of action and to prepare for the year ahead.  The Cabinet Lekgotla will take place at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria.

Members of the media will be allowed a brief opportunity to take pictures of Cabinet members. This will be followed by an equally brief engagement with the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Jeff Radebe.

The Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the Nigeria tragedy led by Minister Jeff Radebe will brief the media on the developments regarding the 11 outstanding mortal remains that were still being identified by the Nigerian government.

This is part of government’s commitment to keep the South African public abreast on the situation.

Members of the media are invited as follows: 

27 January 2015

Entry Form
Rules for the SADC Media Awards and SADC Water Media Awards
Guidelines for the Water Media Awards

21 Jan 2015

As part of back to school month programme, Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will on Thursday, 29 January 2015 visit Cunningham SSS in Toleni Village, Butterworth to handover stationery, school bags, and Information and Communication Technologies as part of the campaign.

This unique partnership initiative has been made possible through collaborative effort between Government, Vodacom and Eastern Cape AIDS Council.

21 January 2015

The Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi will on Thursday, 22 January 2015, launch the South African Chapter of the 2015 SADC Media Awards Competition.
The objective of the awards are to encourage media practitioners in member states to report on cross-border issues pertaining to the region as well as to recognise excellence journalism in the area of print, photo, television and radio.

21 January 2015

The Minister has noted with shock and horror what can only be described as undermining utterances in the public domain attributed to Honourable Gavin Davis, who parades as a so-called DA shadow Minister of Communications. Honourable Davis makes a litany of spurious accusations involving the SABC which have never been tested in any objective and fair process. The Minister will not grace those allegations with any dignity by repeating them, save to point out the following: