Statement by President Jacob Zuma regarding South African citizens affected by the church building collapse in Nigeria

16 September 2014

Fellow South Africans,

I am greatly saddened to announce that 67 South Africans died and scores of others sustained injuries, after a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on Friday, 12 September 2014, in Lagos, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This is a particularly difficult time for South Africa. Not in the recent history of our country have we had this large number of our people die in one incident outside the country.

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Inter-Ministerial Committee on Information and Publicity media briefing by Minister Pravin Gordhan

16 Sep 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen of the media
Welcome to our weekly media briefing on the work of government and issues in the public discourse.
Today we are focusing on Improving Local Government Delivery as one of our priorities.

Presidential Local Government Summit

Led by President Jacob Zuma, government will host the Presidential Local Government Summit on Thursday, 18 September 2014 at the Gallagher Estate Conference Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg.

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Minister Muthambi to launch Thusong Service Centre Week in Mamelodi: 14 Sept

The Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi will on Sunday, 14 September 2014 launch the Thusong Service Centre Week at Mamelodi in Pretoria.

The campaign which runs from Monday, 15th to Friday, 19th September 2014 is a week of heightened communication on the achievements of the Thusong Service Programme and it forms part of Public Service Month. .

Members of the media are invited to join Minister Muthambi as she does a walkabout at the Mamelodi Thusong Service Centre and interact with residents and public service beneficiaries.

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Deputy Minister of Communications to address the South African Council for Business Women gala dinner: 13 Sept

12 September 2014

The South African Council for Business Women (SACBW) will on 13 September 2014 host their annual national congress and gala dinner in Pretoria. The Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will be a guest speaker at the function. Her speech will be about “The Power within”.

The Council’s Business Women of the Year 2014 will also be announced as well as its new Presidency for 2015. The annual gala dinner and congress is a platform where women receive recognition, advanced training and network opportunities.

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South Africa participates in the Regional World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the Champions 2014

11 September 2014

Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi has arrived at the first day of the World Economic Forum's 8th Annual Meeting of the Champions 2014. The "Summer Davos" Forum held in Tianjin, China from 10-12 September 2014 under the theme, “Creating Value through Innovation”.
South Africa is participating in this forum for benchmarking and sharing ideas around science, technology and innovation. The annual gathering will also look at issues of unemployment around the world and how it can be addressed.

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