8 April 2020

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor and Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga will tomorrow, 9 April 2020 give update on their areas of work in relation to the COVID-19 lockdown, which includes the repatriation of South Africans stranded abroad, support to learners and feedback on engagement with education stakeholders.

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

Date: Thursday, 9 April 2020
Time: 14h00
Venue: Tshedimosetso House, GCIS Auditorium, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield in Pretoria

Media Participation: Journalists may view the briefing via live streaming on the SA Government Facebook page, Twitter and YouTube channels on the links below.

• Facebook: http://facebook.com/GovernmentZA [1]
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/GovernmentZA  [2]
•  YouTube: http://youtube.com/GovernmentZA [3]

For interaction, journalists may call and pose their questions using the following number: 0800 142 446.

SABC will provide pool feed as follows:

•  Downlink Frequency 12649.5
• Symbol Rate:           2.7 M/Sym
• Hd 10801 25 H.264 4:2:0
•  Rollof factor 5%
•  DVB- S2 8psk
•  Audio Channel 1 256kbs

Enquiries:
Lunga Ngqengelele
Spokesperson for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Cell: 082 566 0446

Elijah Mhlanga
Spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education
Cell: 083 580 8275