8 December 2013

8 December 2013

The briefing to be held by Minister in The Presidency, Collins Chabane on developments relating to the state funeral of President Nelson Mandela is postponed to a later time today  in light of the  church services that are currently underway as part of the national day of  prayer and reflection.

The details are as follows:
Date: Sunday, 8 December 2013
Time: 15h00
Venue: SABC Studios, Auckland

Enquiries:
Phumla Williams
Cell: 083 5010 139

8 December 2013

Members of the media are advised that the media centre at the Nasrec Expo Centre will not be operational due to unforeseen delays. Media will be advised when the centre is operational.

7 December 2013

Media are advised that the accreditation centre for the state funeral of former President Nelson Mandela will from Sunday, 08 December relocate to Nasrec Expo Centre and  it will be operational from 08h30am.

Media should make use of Gate 2 and proceed to  Hall 8 within the Nasrec expo centre, parking will be limited, media are advised to follow signage to identify the designated parking area.

7 December 2013

Media are advised that the Mandela Family spokesperson, General Matanzima will be updating media on matters relating to former President Nelson Mandela.
 
Details of the briefing are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 7 December  2013
Time: 16h30
Venue: SABC Studios, Auckland Park
 
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
082 990 4853

Issued by Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)

Fellow South Africans
Ladies and gentlemen of the media

Welcome to this briefing where we want to give an update on how preparations for the State Funeral of our beloved former President Nelson Mandela are unfolding.

To begin with, we want to express our sincere appreciation to the people of South Africa and our friends and partners internationally for the generosity, kindness and warmth with which millions of people have responded to the news of the passing of our first democratically elected President.

7 December 2013

6 December 2013

Media are invited to a joint technical media briefing hosted by  Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and  the SABC on the media arrangements of the state funeral of President Mandela. 

The details are as follows:
Date: Saturday,  7 December 2013
Time: 9h00
Venue: SABC Studios, Auckland Park

5 December 2013

Translations

1.    Cabinet’s position on prominent issues in the current environment

5 December 2013
 
The Acting Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, as well as Administration, Angie Motshekga will address members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held in Pretoria today, 4 December 2013.
 
Members of the media are invited to the media briefing as follows.