3 April 2014

South Africa is a better place to live in, and this has been proven yet again after the wheels of justice turned in two criminal cases before South African courts today. Government welcomes the life imprisonment sentencing of Xolile Tose by the Eastern Cape High Court for raping a six-year-old girl in 2011, and the sentencing of Shinawaaz Ahmento and Kyle Fredericks, who received 23 years and 15 years respectively for raping and strangling Tracey-Lee Martins in 2013.

National Communication Partnership opening address by Minister for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane
 
Minister
Deputy Minister
Directors General
CEO of GCIS
Programme Director
Ladies and Gentlemen
 
We are now just a matter of days away from our momentous celebration of 20 Years of Freedom. The convening of this National Communication Partnership therefore comes at an important time.  
 

1 April 2014

Minister of Arts and Culture, Paul Mashatile and Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane will launch Freedom Month on Thursday, 3 April 2014 at Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). The theme for the 2014 Freedom Month celebrations is “South Africa - a Better Place to live in. 

With the advent of democracy after the first democratic elections in 1994, the Department of Defence (DoD), and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were confronted with the task of the fundamental transformation from the defence organisation of the apartheid military era.

31 March 2014

Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Paul Mashatile and Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Collins Chabane will launch Freedom Month on Thursday, 3 April 2014 at Government Communication and Information System. The theme for the 2014 Freedom Month celebrations is “South Africa - a Better Place to live in.

30 March 2014 

Members of the media are invited to a post State of Nation Address  (SoNA) media briefing on peacekeeping and post conflict reconstruction and development efforts by South Africa.

The Minister of Defence, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will lead the media briefing.

Details are as follows:

Date: Monday, 31 March 2014
Time: 14h00 (note change of time)
Venue:  Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town, Parliament 

28 March 2014

28 March 2014

Government welcomes the sentencing of Thato Kutumela by the Pretoria High Court for the murder and rape of his five-month pregnant girlfriend, Zanele Khumalo in April 2011. Kutumela has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

26 March 2014

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will meet with stakeholders from the mining industry for a regularly scheduled consultative forum aimed at bringing stability to the sector.

Media are invited to a media briefing post the meeting, the details are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 27 March 2014
Time: 12h00
Venue:  Sefako Makgatho  Presidential Guesthouse

25 March 2014