19 March 2015

1. The passing of Minister Ohm Collins Chabane

1.1. Cabinet is saddened by the untimely passing of Minister Chabane and his protectors, Sergeants Lesiba Samuel Sekele and Mareme Lawrence Lentsoane, who died in a tragic car crash on Sunday, 15 March 2015. Government and the people of South Africa will solely miss the contribution from this servant of the people who remained committed to building a better South Africa until death.

Government will on Thursday, 19 March 2015 hold an Official Memorial Service in honour of the Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ohm Collins Chabane who passed on in a tragic car accident together with two of his protectors on Sunday morning.

Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a key note address at the official memorial service of Minister Chabane.

Statement on the funeral arrangements for the funeral and memorial service of the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Mr Ohm Collins Chabane

17 March 2015

The Department of Communications condemns in the strongest terms the decision by the Western Cape Provincial government not to renew subscriptions to the Cape Times newspaper.

This decision is not in the interest of South Africa and will only serve to weaken media freedom.  It is particularly troubling given our long and painful history of media censorship and media repression. 

17 Mar 2015

Members of the media are requested to apply for accreditation to the official memorial service and Special Official Funeral of the late Minister of Public Service and Administration, Collins Chabane.
All media wishing to cover both the memorial service that will take place on Thursday and the funeral on Saturday are requested to complete the registration form attached. 

The deadline for the submission of details is tomorrow, Wednesday 18 of March 2015 at 08h30am.

17 Mar 2015

Members of the media wishing to cover the reburial of Mr JB Marks are  requested to submit their details for accreditation by completing the attached form and email it to Ishmael@doc.gov.za. 

The deadline for the submission of details is 15h00 on Wednesday, 18th March 2015.

Journalists who were accredited to cover the reburial of Mr Moses Kotane last week do not need to re-apply. 

15 March 2015

Ladies and gentlemen of the media
Fellow South African

Today, Sunday 15 March 2015 the country woke up to the tragic news of the passing on of one of our own, Minister Ohm Collins Chabane. 

13 March 2015

The Department of Communications (DoC) is set to publish the final Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) policy in the Government Gazette next week.
DoC management presented the country’s state of readiness to migrate from analogue to Digital Broadcasting to a Joint Portfolio Committee on Communication and Telecommunications and Postal Services in Parliament on Tuesday.

12 Mar 2015

Media accreditation for the reburial of Moses Kotane and JB Marks will no longer be live (no photographs will be taken).  Members of the media whose accreditation applications have been approved are requested to collect their accreditations between 12h00 Thursday, 12 March and 08h00 Saturday,14 March 2015.  The venue is Pella Tribal Administration Office near the Post Office.              

11 March 2015

The Department of Communications condemns the mugging of SABC’s contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko and the SABC team outside Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. The incident happened on Tuesday night just as Mvoko was about to cross live to the news studio during prime time.

Minister Faith Muthambi said, “This incident and other similar criminal activities that occur across the country impact negatively on individuals and society as a whole as well as the developmental efforts of South Africa.