7 March 2019

Government leaders from all three spheres of government which includes Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Premiers, MECs and senior government officials will tomorrow, 08 March 2019 embark on the clean-up campaign as part of the Good Green Deeds programme.

This ground-breaking national initiative that seeks to change people’s attitudes and behaviours towards responsible management of waste will be officially launched tomorrow by President Cyril Ramaphosa tomorrow at Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape.

7 March 2019

Government welcomes the news that South Africa has won the rights to host the 16th staging of the Netball World Cup in 2023 which will take place in Cape Town. Being the host country is a monumental moment for South Africa as it is the first time the Netball World Cup will be held in Africa. African countries play a leading role in the top 20 International Netball Federation world ranking.

Government calls on South Africans to heed the call to clean-up South Africa 

Government calls on all citizens and sectors including business, labour, academic, faith-based organisations and NGOs to heed the call made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State of the Nation Address, which seeks to galvanize all South Africans to join hands with government to clean-up the country and contribute to solving the global and national environmental challenges.

6 March 2019

Government notes and welcomes the sentences handed over to the two men convicted of killing Coligny teenager Matlhomola Moshoeu.

The North West High Court sentenced Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte to an effective 18 and 23 years respectively for killing Moshoeu whom they accused of stealing sunflower seeds worth R80 from a farm.

1 March 2019

Government congratulates investigators and prosecutors and all those who worked on securing yet another victory in the fight against Gender-Based-Violence with the conviction and subsequent sentencing of convicted murderer Jason Rohde in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday.

Rohde was handed 18 years for the murder of his wife Susan at the Spier Estate in July 2016, and five years for obstructing the course of justice.

The country is battling with incidents of gender-based violence on a daily basis.

Cabinet met on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.

21 February 2019

Members of the media wishing to attend the two-day Colloquium on Land Reform scheduled to take place from tomorrow, 22 to 23 February 2019 at Saint George Hotel and Conference Centre are advised of the following arrangements.

Media programme

Day one – Friday 22 February 2019

07:00 - 08:30  Arrival and registration

09:00 - 09:30  Opening session

09:30 – 13:00  Panel discussions

Cabinet met on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.

11 February 2019

Government has scheduled the following briefings/activities for the week: 11 to 17 February 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.