17 August 2015

The 2015 SADC Media Awards were a resounding success with South Africa emerging victorious in the Television Category.

13 August 2015

1. Implementation of key government programmes

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances the Post Cabinet Media Briefing scheduled for today, Thursday (13 August 2014) will no longer take place as planned.

Instead, a Post Cabinet media statement outlining the outcomes of yesterday's Cabinet meeting will be issued.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

12 Aug 2015

Minister in the Presidency for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Jeff Radebe will address media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held today in Cape Town.

The media briefing will take place as follows: 
Date: Thursday, 13 August 2015
Time: 15h00

Venue: GCIS Head Office, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard, Hatfield, Pretoria

7 August 2015

Government welcomes the palm ridge high court sentencing of Nathaniel Mpoku for the kidnap and murder of 3-year-old Cuburne van Wyk.

Mpoku was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering van Wyk and a further 10 years for kidnapping. The sentences will run concurrently.

10 August 2015

On Tuesday, 11 August, President Jacob Zuma will brief the media on progress made since the delivery of the 2015 State of the Nation Address. He will focus primarily on the Nine Point Plan to boost economic growth and jobs that he announced at the SoNA.  The briefing will be held at Union Buildings in Pretoria.  Further details will be communicated through a media advisory during the week.

7 August 2015

All media covering the official 2015 Women’s Day Commemoration in Sasolburg, Free State are advised to collect their accreditation as follows:

Date: Friday, 07 August 2015
Time: 12h00-17h00
Venue: 2nd Floor, Fezile Dabi Municipality Building, Sasolburg

Date: Saturday, 08 August 2015
Time: 08h00-20h30
Venue: 2nd Floor, Fezile Dabi Municipality Building, Sasolburg

2 August 2015

On Tuesday, 04 August at 10h00, The Statistician-General, Pali Lehohla will release the Tourism annual report. The report contains statistics on the number of travellers, including tourists, who arrive through South African ports of entry during 2014. The briefing will be held at Tshedimosetso House (GCIS), Pretoria with a link up to Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town.

2 August 2015 

President Jacob Zuma will release South Africa’s first Status of Women Report as part of the Women’s Day celebration on 9^th of August at Sasolburg, Free State. This year’s Women’s Month is taking place against the backdrop of the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Charter and the Women’s Charter in 2014. To commemorate these historic events more than 20 000 women spanning across the provinces will participate at a rally in Free State under the theme: “Women united in moving South Africa forward.”

30 July 2015

1.  Key Cabinet decisions

1.1.  Cabinet approved the plans to set up the Operation Phakisa Mining Lab, which will identify a set of concrete problems that are limiting the growth and developmental impact of the sector. The Mining Lab will also collaboratively develop plans to overcome these challenges. A four-week Mining Lab is scheduled for October 2015.