5 June 2019

Cabinet will hold its Lekgotla on the 12-14 June 2019 at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria. Members of the media are advised that there will be a  photo opportunity and remarks on the first day of the meeting, 12 June 2019.

Journalists wishing to cover the photo-opportunity and remarks are requested to submit their details by 15h00, Friday, 07 June 2019  to pheliswa@gcis.gov.za using the template below.

4 June 2019

Government calls on members of society to join it in making safety, care and protection of children a priority, as South Africa observes Child Protection Week from 02 to 09 June 2019.

Observed under the theme: “Let Us Protect Children to Move South Africa Forward”, the 22nd Anniversary of the Child Protection Week campaign comes at the time when South Africa has seen atrocious abuse and violence against children.

23 May 2019

Media who have been accredited to cover the 2019 Presidential Inauguration ceremony are invited to attend a joint technical briefing hosted by Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS), SABC and Sentech on the arrangements for the  2019 Presidential Inauguration ceremony that  will take place on Saturday, 25 May 2019 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria

The details are as follows:
Date: Friday, 24 May 2019
Time: 11h00-12h00
Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Auditorium

22 May 2019

South Africa will inaugurate its sixth democratically elected President after the national general elections. The Presidential Inauguration will take place in Pretoria which is the national seat of government. The theme for the inauguration is: “Together Celebrating Democracy: Renewal and Growth for a Better South Africa”. It reinforces that everyone has a role to play in building a brighter tomorrow.

17 May 2019

Members of the public are advised on the following arrangements for transportation and access to the stadium on the day of the inauguration. The inauguration will be held under the theme – “Together celebrating democracy: Renewal and growth for a better South Africa” on 25 May 2019 at Loftus Versveld.

Buses transporting people from: Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, and Free State are expected to arrive early. The buses will drop people at the vicinity of the stadium and then proceed to park at Tshwane Events Centre.

16 May 2019

Members of the IMC
Senior officials of government
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen

I would like to first welcome you and the thank you for coming to this briefing on preparations for the Presidential Inauguration scheduled to take place on the 25th of May, at Loftus Stadium.

15 May 2019

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Presidential Inauguration led by the Minister in the Presidency, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, will host a media briefing on the state of readiness to host the 2019 Presidential Inauguration.

South Africa will on 25 May 2019 host the Inauguration Ceremony of its 6th President-Elect. This follows the successful Provincial and General Election process held on 8 May 2019 and the announcement of the results.

Members of the media are invited to cover the media briefing as per the details below:

15 May 2019

Members of the media who have applied to cover the 2019 Presidential Inauguration Ceremony are advised to collect their accreditation as follows:

Date: 20-24 May 2019
Time: 9h00-17h00
Venue: Tshwane House, 320 Madiba Street, Pretoria

NB: Parking is available along Madiba Street (opposite Tshwane House) and corner Johannes Ramokgoase and Sisulu Streets, media to note that parking is limited and they can also utilize the paid for parking at the Sammy Marks Square parking facility. 

14 May 2019

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Risenga Maluleke has today released the first quarter labour force survey. The survey indicates that the level of unemployment has increased to 27.6%.  The increase in the unemployment rate is a result of decline of 237 000 in the number of people in employment and an increase of 62 000 in the number of people who were unemployed between the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.