Cabinet met on Wednesday, 18 October 2017, at Tuynhuys, Cape Town.

A. Issues on the environment

1. Media Freedom Day

1.1. Cabinet joins South Africans in commemorating Media Freedom Day on Thursday, 19 October 2017.

1.2. Media played a critical role in the fight against apartheid, exposing atrocities and brutality committed by the apartheid regime. This year marks 40 years since the apartheid regime banned progressive newspapers such as the World, the Weekend World and the Voice.

19 October 2017

Media briefing on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 18 October 2017

Members of the media are invited to the Post Cabinet media briefing on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held yesterday, Wednesday 18 October 2017.

Members of the media are invited to attend as follows:

Date: Thursday, 19 October 2017
Time: 13H00
Venue: Ronnie Mamoepa Media Centre, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria

18 October 2017

President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow, 19 October 2017, unveil a life-size statue of Mr Oliver Reginald Tambo at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.

The ceremony forms part of the O.R. Tambo centenary celebrations that are being held across the country under the theme "Life and Legacy of OR Tambo".

Members of the media are advised of the following arrangements:-

1. MEDIA ACCREDITATION

17 October 2017

After careful consideration, I have decided to make the following changes to the National Executive;

•  Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize is the Minister of Higher Education and Training
•  Ms Mmamaloko Kubayi is the Minister of Communications
• Mr David Mahlobo is the Minister of Energy
• Adv. Bongani Thomas Bongo is the Minister of State Security
•  Mr Buti Manamela is the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training

I thank the former members of the National Executive for good service in their previous portfolios.

5 October 2017