25 August 2014
Government wishes to advise the members of the media about the planned media briefing for the week of the 25 – 31 August 2014.
On Tuesday, 26 August 2014, the Statistician-General, Pali Lehohla will brief the media on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2nd Quarter of 2014. The media briefing will take place at the Tshedimosetso House, GCIS in Pretoria at 11:00am.
22 August 2014
Government has noted with grave concern the disruptions which have unfolded in Parliament yesterday and which tantamount to bring the high institution into disrepute. Whilst government encourages a continuous healthy and robust democracy, which includes questioning the executives of the country, it must be exercised in a dignified manner.
21 August 2014
1. Implementation of Key Government Programmes
Cabinet commends the launch of another Sexual Offences Court in Bethlehem, Free State by Minister Michael Masutha. This forms part of government’s intervention programme in the fight against sexual violence against women, children and the vulnerable groups.
20 August 2014
The Minister In The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Jeff Radebe, will address members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held in Cape Town on the 20th August 2014.
Members of the media are invited to the media briefing as follows:
Date: Thursday, 21 August 2014
Time: 10h00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town
20 August 2014
Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela and the Minister of Communications, Hon. Faith Muthambi, MP met in Pretoria on Wednesday, 20 August 2014.
The meeting was in connection with the investigation into the alleged irregular appointment of Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng as permanent Chief Operations Officer of the SABC as well as other matters of mutual concern.
20 August 2014
The Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will be visiting Mpumalanga over a period of two days as part of Imbizo programme. The outreach programme will kick start with a stakeholder engagement session with local government communicators, community media and members of state owned companies.
19 August 2014
Government reiterates that South Africa remains the destination of choice for tourism, despite a report in the media which stated that the industry had become the first victim of Ebola.
No cases of the Ebola virus have been reported in the country, and government is confident of the systems and protocols that are in place to address any incidence of the virus.
18 August 2014
18 August 2014
Government wishes to advise the members of the media about the planned media briefings for the coming week of the 18 – 24 August.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and Land Bank acting CEO Lindiwe Mdlalose will brief the media on the financial performance of the Bank and other issues on 18 August. The briefing will take place at the DBSA, Auditorium in Midrand at 9:00.
15 August 2014
The Minister of Communications, Minister Faith Muthambi welcomes Ms Bongiwe Gambu as her Acting Media Liaison Officer (MLO). Ms Gambu takes office with immediate effect and will assist media with access to the minister as well as handle media queries relating to the Ministry and her office.
The contact details of the MLO are as follows:
Cell: 082 714 9463
E-mail: bongiwe@gcis.gov.za
Issued by GCIS on behalf of Ministry of Communications
