28 September 2014
Government sympathises with the next of kin, relatives, friends and communities of the deceased South Africans who lost their lives at the Synagogue Church of all Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, on 12 September 2014. We would like to assure them that we understand their frustration and anguish of waiting for their loved ones to be returned home for a proper send-off.
Ministers
Deputy Ministers
Directors-General
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Thank you for joining us at this morning’s Governance and Administration Cluster media briefing. Today we are outlining progress relating to the implementation of government’ Programme of Action as announced by President Jacob Zuma during his State of the Nation Address in June this year.
27 September 2014
The Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the Nigeria tragedy led by Minister Jeff Radebe will brief the media on the developments following the collapse of a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria.
This is part of government’s commitment to keep the South African public abreast on the situation.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
26 September 2014
Chairperson of the Governance and Administration (G&A) Cluster and Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba will lead a panel of Ministers at a briefing on the cluster’s priority programmes and achievements to date.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
24 September 2014
Ladies and Gentlemen of the media;
Fellow South Africans;
Good afternoon.
Let me start by once again congratulating the South African National Defence Force for the successful evacuation of the injured South African citizens from Lagos back home to South Africa on Monday, 22nd September, 2014. They have indeed made all of us very proud as a nation.
24 September 2014
The Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the Nigerian Tragedy will host a media briefing led by Minister Jeff Radebe to give updates on the process of body identification and repatriation of mortal remains of South Africans who perished following the collapse of a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria.
The details of the briefing are as follows:
23 September 2014
Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will host an Imbizo in Limpopo on Friday, 25 September. As part of continued efforts to engage with stakeholders in various provinces, the Deputy Minister will meet with communicators and media in Polokwane.
In partnership with Platco digital the Deputy Minister will also visit Ga Kibi Tribal Council where she will hand over Open View HD installations and host a Tell Your Story event whereby members of the community at Ga Kibi will tell their stories.
23 September 2014
Prominent members in the field of communications particularly in community media will converge at East London Golf Club in a Community Media Sectoral Imbizo (Symposium) organised by the GCIS.
22 September 2014
The SADC Secretariat in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Republic of South Africa in her capacity as the regional centre of excellence in Ebola laboratory diagnosis will conduct training on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness activities and development of country preparedness plans for key personnel in areas such as Laboratory, Port Health, and public health surveillance in SADC Member States.
22 September 2014
Government wishes to advise the members of the media about the planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 22 – 28 September 2014.
On Monday, 22nd of September at 07:00, Inter Ministerial Task Team on Nigerian Tragedy will be receiving the injured South Africans at Swartkop Airforce base. The chair of the Task Team, Minister Jeff Radebe with other members will address the media immediately thereafter.
