16 November 2010

The Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Ms Lulu Xingwana, will tomorrow brief the media on her appointment to the new position and outline the work that the department will be tackling.

Minister Xingwana will outline the mandate, core-functions and key focus areas that the Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities will be focusing on.

19 November 2010

Members of the media are invited to the Media Launch of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign.  The launch will take place on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 at the Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street in Cape Town.

24 November 2010

The Deputy CEO of GCIS, Mr Vusi Mona will brief members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held today.

Mr Mona will be joined by the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and the Minister of Sports & Recreation, Fikile Mbalula who will elaborate on issues pertaining to their respective departments and which emanate from the Cabinet meeting.

24 November 2010

The 16 Days of Activism Campaign kicks off at Khayelitsha, in Cape Town tomorrow (November 25) with a focus on impact of drugs and alcohol abuse on cases of violence against women and children.

The main event starts at 10h00 at OR Tambo Hall in Khayelitsha and will be addressed by the Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga and Premier of Western Cape Helen Zille.

14 January 2011

Members of the media are invited to a photo opportunity at the commencement of the Cabinet Lekgotla which takes place from 16th to 20th January 2011 at the Entabeni Safari, Limpopo Province.

The details are as follows:

Date: 16 January 2011
Time: 14h45
Venue: Entabeni Safari Conservancy at Legend Lodges - Lower Escarpment       

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.