The Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will be the keynote speaker at the City of Tshwane Media Development and Diversity Summit hosted by the Executive Mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa.

The summit will culminate in a development compact with the media, the community, institutions of higher learning, Non-Governmental Organisations and other government agencies to collectively craft a long-term framework for media development and support as part of Tshwane Vision 2055.

12 November 2014

Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi will embark on an outreach sectoral Imbizo in the Free State, Bloemfontein on Friday, 14 November 2014.

Later on the same day Minister Muthambi will host a stakeholder engagement session with provincial communicators as well as a community media imbizo. Since the establishment of the Department of Communications, she has held similar events in various provinces such as Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.

Media are invited as follows:

The establishment of the Department of Communications is on track. This is according to Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi, who briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communication yesterday on the progress of establishing the new department.

12 November 2014

Members of the media are invited to apply for media accreditation for the official reception of the mortal remains of the victims of the Nigeria building collapse.

Members of the media are advised that the pre-accreditation online registration process is accessible on https://www.gcis.gov.za/content/media-registration. The deadline for the pre- accreditation process is Thursday, 13 November 2014 at 15h00.

Consul General Ambassador Sam Monaisa, 
Director General from the Presidency Dr Lubisi;
Members of the media.

We are going to be very brief.   We need to indicate our mission here in the Federal Republic of Nigeria as it is well known.   The President appointed me as a Special Envoy to deal with the tragic event that took place on the 12 of September this year where 116 people perished in Synagogue Church of All Nation building.

11 November 2014

10 November 2014

Government wishes to advise members of the media about planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 10– 16 November 2014. 

Minister of Communications Ms Faith Muthambi hereby calls for nominations of members of the South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body.

The Minister of Communications (“the Minister”) is empowered by section 38 of the Broadcasting Act, 4 of 1999 to establish the South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body to advise the Minister on how the development, production and display of local television and radio content can be supported.