Chief Director: Cluster Communication (Human Development, Social Protection, Community Development, Governance and Administration)

Chief Director: Cluster Communication (Human Development, Social Protection, Community Development, Governance and Administration)

Yolisa Blom (Acting)
Tel: 051 448 4504
Email: yolisa@gcis.gov.za

Secretary: Phuti Maja 
Tel: 012 472 0237
Email: phuti@gcis.gov.za

The Chief Directorate provides a platform for joint planning and collective implementation of government programmes by communicators.

The functions of the Chief Directorate include:

  • Providing improved communication of government messages through training and
    development of communicators and principals.
  • Providing a platform for joint planning and collective implementation of government
    programmes by communicators departments

Director: Cluster Communication: Human Development, Social Sector, Community Development, Governance and Administration)

Ms Phumeza Bangani
Tel: 012 473 0235
E-mail: phumeza@gcis.gov.za

Secretary: Ms Thobile Maloba
Tel: 012 473 0270
Email: thobile@gcis.gov.za

The purpose of the Directorate is to provide a platform for joint planning and collective implementation of government through training and development of communicators and principals. 

Functions of the Directorate include:

  • Managing the coordination of communication clusters.
  • Providing strategic communication support and advice to clusters and departments on 
    campaigns, programmes and projects.
  • Ensuring that cluster communication programmes are implemented through the cluster coordinators.
  • Facilitating the development of communication strategies for clusters, departments and  
    campaigns through the cluster coordinators.
  • Reviewing communication strategies to ensure alignment to the National Communication Strategy.

Cluster coordinators:

Social Protection, Community and Human Development
Ms Tebatso Bogopa
Tel: 012 473 0299
Email: tebatso@gcis.gov.za

Governance, State Capacity and Institutional Development Clusters 
Ms Itumeleng Bokaba
Tel: 012 473 0107
Email: itumelengb@gcis.gov.za

The role of the cluster coordinators is to:

  • convene cluster meetings
  • compile DGs' cluster reports
  • develop communication strategies and programmes, departmental strategies for cluster, departmental programmes and campaigns
  • ensure clusters, departments and campaigns have communication strategies and assist those without them
  • produce cluster-related key messages, fact sheets and other content documents.

 

Director: Communication and Institutional Development
Tiisetso Ramotse
Tel: 012 473 0204
Email: tiisetso@gcis.gov.za

Secretary: Tebogo Manthata
Tel: 012 473 0208
Email: Tebogo@gcis.gov.za 

The directorate provides improved communication of government messages through training and development of communicators and principals.

The functions includes:

  • providing strategic leadership in government communication by ensuring improved communication of government messages through training and development of communicators and principals
  • managing the development of strategic communications content
  • professionalising communication training within the government-wide communication system.