20 January 2012

Cabinet has concluded a successful four-day, extended Cabinet Lekgotla in which we conducted a mid-term review and charted the way forward in pursuit of the goal of building a more prosperous, united and equal South Africa.

The Lekgotla deliberations have provided the basis for President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address on February 9, 2012.

In broad terms, our deliberations focused on the Mid-Term Review, the economic situation and progress on the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC).

27 February 2012

Government called a meeting with key stakeholders from organised foreign and local electronic and print media in Pretoria today. The meeting was part of government’s stakeholder engagement processes, held in the spirit of working together.

The character of the meeting was very positive. There was agreement and a meeting of minds on concerns about former President Nelson Mandela. All parties acknowledged that Madiba is indeed a persona of national interest and a global icon.

29 February 2012

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), as the National Media Coordinator, invites media for entries to the 2012 SADC Media Awards competition.

26 March 2012

Government has noted the parliamentary question posed by the Democratic Alliance regarding travelling expenses of government officials to Bloemfontein in December 2011 and January 2012.

Government would like to place on record that it is committed to responding to parliamentary questions as these are an important and necessary tool for Parliament to execute its oversight role as well as for keeping the general public informed about government's programmes and processes in a transparent manner.

27 March 2012

With a few hours left before the start of the 4th session of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in New Delhi, India, President Jacob Zuma intends to position South Africa as a global force representing emerging African economies in international platforms. The President will be accompanied by the Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies.

In his State of the Nation Address last year, President Zuma announced 2011 as “the year of the job creation” through meaningful economic transformation and inclusive growth. As a structure designed to ensure policy coordination and alignment across the government on issues of economic development, employment and equity, the Economic Sectors and Employment Cluster is central to the implementation of this directive.

Ministers
Deputy Ministers
Directors-General
CEOs
Deputy Directors-General
Distinguished guests
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen

We welcome you to the Infrastructure Cluster briefing to share with you progress and to provide more detail on the work of the Cluster to fulfil its mandate of building an efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network.

In 2010, the ICTS Cluster signed the Delivery Agreement with the President to ensure implementation of Outcome 11 - “Creating a better South Africa and contributing to a better and safer Africa in a better world” and all its outputs. The implementation of this outcome will ensure that the lives of all South Africans are improved through enhanced trade and investment, regional economic integration, improved technical and scientific cooperation to enhance technology transfer and development in support of job creation, and at all times ensuring peace and stability.

Chairperson: Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, MP

Deputy Chairperson: Minister of Public Service and Administration, Mr Radhakrishna Padayachie, MP

During the delivery of the 2012 State of Nation Address, the President recommitted us all to building a South Africa which truly belongs to all who live in it and to create a conducive environment, free of crime and corruption for all to enjoy the hard earned freedoms and rights, enshrined in our Constitution. We are therefore mandated, as the JCPS Cluster, to deliver on our agreed commitment to ensure that all people in South Africa are and feel safe (Outcome 3).