11 May 2016

1.     Implementation of Key Government Programmes

1.1. Cabinet took note of the report-back by the Minister of Finance to the President, on the progress of Government’s consultations with the private sector and labour on the economy. The President mandated the Minister to lead engagements with these social partners to map out a strategy and come up with measures for growing the economy and preserving the country’s credit rating.

11 May 2016

Acting Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will brief the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 11 May 2016.

The media briefing will take place as follows:  

11 May 2016

Members of the media are advised to apply for accreditation for the Fort Hare centenary celebrations that will be held at Fort Hare University, Alice Campus on 20 May 2016.

To apply for media accreditation, kindly complete all the fields in the online registration form on the link: https://www.gcis.gov.za/content/media-registration
Deadline for submission of applications is Tuesday, 17 May 2016 at 12h00.

6 May 2016

The Minister of Communications Ms Faith Muthambi will table the Budget Vote of the Department of Communications in the National Assembly, Cape Town on Friday, 6th May 2016.  Minister Muthambi will in her speech outline some of the successes of the past year; how entities in her portfolio delivered on key strategic objectives and outline their plans for the 2016/17 financial year.

The Departmental Budget Vote will take place as follows:
Date: Friday, 06 May 2016
Time: 10h00
Venue: National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town

5 May 2016

Government will celebrate the University of Fort Hare Centenary on 20th May at Alice in the Eastern Cape. The celebration will acknowledge the role the university has played in educating Africans. It will celebrate the values and traditions that made the university to be Africa’s most respected institution of higher learning.

Government also acknowledges that since 1994 one of the most significant achievements in the Higher Education sector has been to create a unified education system.

4 May 2016

Ensuring a happy period, restoring the sanitary dignity of young women at Tshegofatsong Special School for the severely disabled

The Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has joined forces with Serithi Campaign to provide menstrual cups to 61 learners at Tshegofatsong Special School in Mamelodi East, Pretoria.

3 May 2016

On this year’s World Press Day, Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi would like to congratulate all South African journalists, editors and publishers for the important role they continue to play in achieving the growth and development aspirations of this country.

“The freedom of the press and the right of access to information are enshrined in our Constitution, and as government we have no wish to see a deviation from this position,” she added.

29 April 2016

1. Implementation of Key Government Programmes
1.1. Cabinet welcomes President Jacob Zuma’s State Visit of to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which escalates economic and trade relations between both countries, through the signing of several agreements and commitments.

28 April 2016

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 Tuesday, 26^th April 2016.

The media briefing will take place as follows:  

 27 April 2016

Government thanks all South Africans for the inspiring way in which we celebrated Freedom Day. This demonstration of active citizenship and patriotism displayed by countless South Africans was truly inspirational.

The profound impact of what freedom means to ordinary South Africans reverberated in the thousands of people from all walks of life who filled the Giyani Stadium in Limpopo to listen to President Jacob Zuma’s Freedom Day address.