18 January 2011

Auditor-General (AG) Terence Nombembe will on Wednesday, 19 January 2011, brief the media on how national and provincial government departments performed in the 2009-10 financial year.

The aim of the briefing is to share the AG’s audit outcomes and performance trends, including which departments got clean audits or qualified reports; what were the problem areas identified; the root causes; and what action is needed to remedy the situation.

Details for the media briefing are as follows:

Introduction

The President has declared this year, The Year of Action. The mandate of the cluster is very clear, grow the economy and create jobs. We recognize that there are structural constraints which have skewed the development trajectory of the country. These include:

The Year of Action: Ensuring That All People In South Africa Are, and Feel Safe

Cabinet received detailed reports on the current electricity situation and the steps that we need to take to redress the situation. It is the view of Cabinet that the unprecedented unplanned power outages must now be treated as a national electricity emergency that has to be addressed with the urgent, vigorous and coordinated actions commensurate with such an emergency situation. It is imperative that we all become a national movement to conserve electricity in all our areas whilst ensuring that key functions, safety and security are not compromised.

Moderator: Ladies and gentlemen, the Reverend Frank Chikane who is the DG in the Presidency will brief us now on the Khampepe Commission report.

Chairperson: A special welcome on a Friday morning in Cape Town. First of all an apology on behalf of the Minister…we had to postpone our briefing yesterday afternoon, but you all understood that it clashed with a lot of things happening in Parliament and within the precinct yesterday. So, once again, our apologies for the inconvenience to all our members of the media. But, first of all, some of the house rules: All cell phones either mute, and then, if you ask any questions, will you please identify yourself.

In exactly 666 days, thousands of football fans from across the world will descend on South Africa to witness the very first FIFA World Cup™ to be hosted on the African continent.

Since the day FIFA awarded South Africa the rights to host this prestigious soccer showpiece, the nation has been hard at work, ensuring that no stone is left unturned in preparing for what we believe will be the best World Cup ever.

The South African Government continues to be concerned about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, particularly the food and humanitarian crisis.