8 Dec 2014

Government wishes to advise members of the media about planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 08– 14 December 2014.
 
On Tuesday, 09 December at 11:30am, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will brief the media on the outcomes of the recent State Visit to the People's Republic of China by President Jacob Zuma. The Minister will take questions on other current affairs matters. The briefing will be held at DIRCO media room, Rietondale, Pretoria.

Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi will be the key note speaker at the Soul Buddyz Club National Congress awards ceremony. The Minister will be recognizing the clubs outstanding performance, their partnership with SABC1 and its member’s dedication in becoming active citizens of the country, as it is called upon us by the National Development Plan. 

Formed in 2002, the club, which now spans 6,000 children as active members in all nine provinces, evolved from the hugely successful SABC1 television series, Soul Buddyz.

Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Tembisa Ndabeni-Abrahams will lead a South African delegation to Dubai, UAE where Brand South Africa will host a networking session to position South Africa as a globally competitive destination that is open for business on Tuesday 9 December 2014. 

The Deputy Minister will also interact with Global South Africans in the UAE on Monday 8 December 2014 during which she will brief them of developments in South Africa, especially as they relate to the country’s developmental agenda. 

4 December 2014

On 5 December 2014 South Africa will commemorate the first anniversary of former President Nelson Mandela’s passing.  The South African Government encourages the public to: post photos, videos, stories, favourite quotes and pictures of themselves wearing a Mandela t-shirt on social media.

3 December 2014

The Government has noted the release of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2014 and the subsequent comments by Corruption Watch.

However, media coverage in particular the headline and story in The Times newspaper on the 3^rd December 2014, misrepresents the report by suggesting that South Africa is at a point of no return with a sensational headline “SA in dodgy territory.”

1 December 2014

Pursuant to section 38 of the Broadcasting Act (no.4 of 1999), the Minister of Communications issued a notice requesting public nominations to serve on the South Africa Broadcast Production Advisory Body to advise her on how the development, production and display of local content can be supported in the Republic. The Minister hereby wishes to extend the closing date to the 17th December 2014.

30 November 2014

Government wishes to advise members of the media about planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 1 to 7 December 2014. 

28 November 2014

On 12 November 2014 the Minister of Communications, Honourable Faith Muthambi released a Gazette 38206 in terms of section 3(2) of the Broadcasting Act (No. 4 of 1999) stating her intentions to undertake a comprehensive broadcasting policy review.
 
The Minister requests the members of the public and industry to submit issues for consideration during this process. Issues to be included for submission can include, but not limited to:

28 November 2014

Government is concerned by the unwarranted destruction of public property and the provocative confrontation by asylum seekers towards members of the police that occurred outside Customs House on the Foreshore – a regional Home Affairs building in Cape Town.  Government condemns such actions as they breach both the spirit and letter of South African law.

28 November 2014

Government is disappointed with the Mail & Guardian’s attempt to discredit the collaborative efforts of the South African and Nigerian governments to repatriate the bodies of South Africans that died in Nigeria. Government places it on record that no form of bartering with Nigeria was conducted during the repatriation process.