4 April 2019
Brand South Africa has noted a number of issues that are receiving media coverage and interest, regarding the state of affairs in the organisation. We are also aware of various allegations being made through the media. We would like to emphasise our stance and respond as follows:
Employee Relations
3 April 2019
Government applauds and welcomes the life imprisonment handed over to the man convicted of abusing and murdering his former girlfriend's son, Baby Daniel, in 2016. Government equally notes and welcomes the 20-year sentence that has been imposed on the child's mother by the Gauteng High Court.
2 April 2019
The recent acts of criminality that resulted in the displacement of foreign nationals in KZN and Limpopo and harm to some is regrettable. Such acts should be strongly condemned by all peace loving South Africans. This is certainly not how we should be viewed as a country, as these incidents are criminal in nature and have been hijacked by people who fuelled the tensions through fake news on social media.
1 April 2019
From 1 – 2 April, the Minister of Communications, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, will lead a DTT, Cyber Security Awareness and Good Green Deeds clean-up campaign in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.
Chief Electoral Officer, Mr Sy Mamabolo will on Monday, 1 April, formally launch an innovative online reporting platform for citizens to report instances of alleged digital disinformation. The launch will take place at the Election House, Riverside Office Park in Centurion at 12h00.
28 March 2019
A. Issues in the environment
1. Investment
1.1. Cabinet welcomes the second-phase expansion of the Dube Trade Port Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in KwaZulu-Natal. The R18-billion investment brings an additional 45 hectares of industrial space into the SEZ. It will serve as the foundation to attract an estimated R20 billion in investment over the next five years.
28 March 2019
Government is concerned about the reported attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo and we urge law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators of these violent acts are brought to book.
25 March 2019
Government has scheduled the following briefings/activities for the week: 25 – 31 March 2019. The activities, which are aligned to the National Development Plan and outlined in the Medium Term Strategic Framework 2014-2019, are undertaken to build a better South Africa.
25 March 2019
On 28 March 2019, Government together with representatives of civil society organisations will host the Presidential launch of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Declaration as well as the opening of the Booysens Magistrates’ Court in Oakdene South of Johannesburg.
20 March 2019
This year, the national Human Rights Day celebrated annually on the 21st of March will draw attention to the critical importance of indigenous languages and emphasise the urgent need to preserve, revitalise and promote indigenous languages. The day will be observed under the theme “The Year of Indigenous Languages: Promoting and Deepening a Human Rights Culture”.
Government will host a national commemoration event of Human Rights Day on Thursday, 21 March 2019 at Sharpeville, Vereeniging, in the Gauteng Province.
19 March 2019
Government has scheduled the following briefings/activities for the week: 18 to 24 March 2019. The activities, which are aligned to the National Development Plan and outlined in the Medium Term Strategic Framework 2014 to 2019, are undertaken to build a better South Africa.
