19 June 2008

Saturday, 21 June

23 June 2008

Members of the media are advised that the planned National Day of Healing scheduled for Tuesday, 24 June 2008 has been postponed.  The media will be informed of a new date.

Enquiries
Themba Maseko (Government Spokesperson)
Cell: 083 645 0810

Issued by: Government Communications (GCIS)

27 June 2008

Government will hold cluster media briefings on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action for 2008, in Pretoria from 30 June to 7 July 2008.

This will be the second cycle of media briefings for the year since the announcement of the programme through the State of the Nation Address.

The briefings will take place at the Union Buildings, Rooms 153 and 159. There will be a video link-up with Cape Town's Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

Briefings schedule:

27 June 2008

Government will on Monday, 30 June 2008, release crime statistics for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008.

The briefing will include a number of presentations by police senior management, with the Minister of Safety and Security briefing the media after the presentations.

Minister Nqakula will also use this opportunity to brief the media on the Justice and Crime Prevention Security Cluster Programme of Action.

Details of the briefing are as follows:

7 July 2008

Government will hold cluster media briefings on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action for 2008 in Pretoria from 30 June to 8 July 2008.

This will be the second cycle of media briefings for the year since the announcement of the programme through the State of the Nation Address.

The briefings will take place at the Union Buildings, Rooms 153 and 159. There will be a video link-up with Cape Town's Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

Social Cluster briefing schedule:

25 July 2008

President Thabo Mbeki will address the media this Sunday, on the outcomes of the Cabinet Lekgotla which took place from 22 to 24 July 2008 at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria.

Details of the briefing are as follows:

Date: 27 July 2008 (Sunday)
Venue: Media Centre, Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria
Time: 14:00

Note: There will be a video-link to the Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

Media are requested to confirm their attendance with:

30 July 2008

Directors-General of the JCPS cluster will hold their monthly meeting at the SAPS Sea Border Control station in Simon’s Town, Western Cape. This is the second visit undertaken by the DG’s of the JCPS cluster to a province.

Subsequent to the meeting the DG’s will brief the media on their meeting and visit areas that are relevant to the work of the cluster.

Media are invited to the media briefing and site visit as follows:

4 August 2008

Government will hold Cluster media briefings on the decisions taken at the recently held July Cabinet Lekgotla from 5 to 8 August 2008.

The purpose of the July Cabinet Lekgotla was to conduct a mid-year review of the implementation of government’s Programme of Action (PoA) and to adopt a Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).

The briefings will take place at the Union Buildings, Room 153 and Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

4 July 2008

Government will hold cluster media briefings on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action for 2008 in Pretoria from 30 June to 8 July 2008.

This will be the second cycle of media briefings for the year since the announcement of the programme through the State of the Nation Address.

The briefings will take place at the Union Buildings, Rooms 153 and 159. There will be a video link-up with Cape Town's Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

Briefings schedule:

5 August 2008

The Minister of Public Enterprise Alec Erwin and the Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Menzi Simelane, will on Wednesday, 6 August 2008, brief the media on the Strategic Defence Procurement (Arms Deal).

The details of the briefing are as follows:

Venue: Union Buildings; Room 153
Date: 6 August 2008 (Tomorrow)
Time: 16:00

NB: There will be a video link with Cape Town; Imbizo Media Centre.