Government has welcomed the initiative by African Heads of State to lead and facilitate peace talks aimed at resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The African leaders’ peace mission was presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa to both President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during separate telephone calls.

The principal focus of the mission is to find a peaceful resolution to the devastating conflict in the Ukraine with its cost to human lives and impact on the African continent.

Members of the media who have applied for accreditation to cover the Presidential Imbizo in Paarl, Western Cape Province are advised to collect accreditation as per the details below: 

VENUE: Paarl East Thusong Service Centre, Van der Steel Street, Paarl

Day One:      Wednesday, 17 May 2023 from 13h00 to 17h00
Day Two:      Thursday, 18 May 2023 from 09h00 to 18h00
Day Three:   Friday, 19 May 2023 from 08h00 to 10h00 

Government welcomes the Quarterly Labour Force Survey results which show that despite an increase in the rate of unemployment, there was also an increase in the number of employed persons. The number of employed persons increased by 258 000 to 16,2 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. The increase in the first quarter of 2023 marks the sixth consecutive increase on quarterly basis, inching closer to pre-COVID levels when the number of employed people was 16,4 million.

Address by the Honourable Minister in The Presidency, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (MP), on the presentation of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) 2023/24 Budget Vote, National Assembly, Cape Town

Honourable House Chairperson
Deputy Ministers in The Presidency, Ms Nomasonto Motaung and Mr Kenny Morolong;
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, The Honourable Boyce Maneli;
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies;
Management of the GCIS;

Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will table the Government Communication and Information System’s (GCIS) 2023/24 Budget Vote to the National Assembly today, Tuesday 16 May 2023.

The Budget Vote will outline plans and priorities for the GCIS for this financial year.

The Budget Vote will be delivered as follows:

Date: 16 May 2023
Venue: M46 Parliament, Marks Building, Cape Town
Time: 14h00-16h15

Enquiries:
Michael Currin – Acting Government Spokesperson
Cell: 082 462 7896

Government Communication and Information System will host a media briefing updating on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan.  The briefing will be led by the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

Members of the media are invited to attend the briefing as follows:

A.      Issues in the environment

1.  10 May – 29th Anniversary of the Inauguration of first democratically elected president

The government extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Athule Mazula, a young, bright and optimistic journalist.

Mazula was a community media worker at Cape Town TV and worked closely with the Cape Town Daily News at the time of her death. Community media is essential in providing community oriented content that is diverse and serves communities in rural areas and small towns. 

Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will brief media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 10 May 2023.

The details of the briefing are as follows:
Date:  Thursday, 11 May 2023
Time:  10h00 
Venue: GCIS  Imbizo Media Center, 120 Plein Street, Parliament  

Live Streaming:

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) calls on members of the media wishing to cover the forthcoming Presidential Imbizo to apply for accreditation.  The Presidential Imbizo is scheduled to take place on Friday, 19 May 2023 at Dal Josafat Athletics Stadium, Paarl in the Western Cape Province.

Preceding the Imbizo is a series of build-up outreach activities led by Ministers, MECs and Mayors in parts of Cape Winelands District Municipality and across the Western Cape Province.  Media advisories will be issued for each of these activities.