6 November 2019
Government has successfully piloted the District Development model at the OR Tambo District Municipality in Lusikisiki which has elements of rural spatial development and recently, eThekwini Municipality in Durban which has elements of urban spatial development.
6 November 2019
The Springboks will kick off their 'Champions Tour' which is a country-wide bus tour with the Webb Ellis Cup in the country on Thursday, November 7. The tour will begin with the Gauteng province, in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto. Thereafter, the tour will visit Durban (Friday, November 8), East London (Saturday, November 9), Port Elizabeth (Sunday, November 10) and concludes in Cape Town on Monday, November 11.
The bus routes are as follows:
Pretoria, Thursday, November 7 (10:00-11:00)
6 November 2019
Government is today welcoming hundreds of delegates who form part of the 2nd South Africa Investment Conference and it is all systems go for the gathering. President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading government in hosting this momentous conference at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Held under the theme ‘Accelerating Growth by Building Partnerships’, the conference will see delegates gather over three days, from 5 – 7 November 2019 to accelerate the country’s efforts to attract investment.
5 November 2019
Due to unexpected delays in Sydney, Australia, the plane carrying the Springboks is expected to land at O R Tambo International Airport at 19h00.
Government urges South Africans to come in their numbers and give the national rugby team a hero’s welcome.
Enquiries:
Phumla Williams
Cell: 083 501 0139
5 November 2019
Government urges South Africans to come out in their numbers and give the national rugby team, the Springboks, a hero’s welcome as they are expected to arrive at O R Tambo International Airport tomorrow at 17:00pm. This is indeed a momentous occasion as the champions bring home the Webb Ellis Cup.
2 November 2019
Government congratulates the national rugby team, the mighty Springboks, for winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Equally, government extends its congratulations to the technical support team that worked with the Boks that led to the magnificent win.
The #StrongerTogether team powered ahead in Yokohoma, beating England with a score of 32-12.
1 November 2019
Government is saddened by the passing away of media giant, Xolani Gwala and sends its deepest condolences to his family and to the media fraternity as a whole. Gwala was a key figure in the media industry having worked as a journalist and presenter at various media entities.
31 October 2019
Cabinet met on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town
A. Issues In The Environment
1. South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC)
1.1. Cabinet is looking forward with positive anticipation to the Second SAIC 2019 to be held next week from the 5th to 7th November 2019 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng under the theme: “Accelerating Economic Growth by Building Partnerships”.
30 October 2019
Members of the media are invited to a technical briefing on media arrangements for the SA Investment Conference 2019 to be held in Sandton, Johannesburg from 5 – 7 November 2019.
Please note that only the media that has collected its accreditation on the 3rd Nov will be accommodated at the briefing.
All media Accreditation can be collected from the IDC Auditorium: 19 Freedman Drive, Sandton on Sunday, 3 November 2019 from 08h30 until 17h30.
31 October 2019
Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) ministers will visit Manguzi border post in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, 01 November 2019.
This visit is a follow-up, following the visit that JCPS Cluster ministers held in 2017 where they discovered that Manguzi area and the border line between KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique was a hive of criminal activities including the smuggling of illicit goods, drugs, vehicle theft, human trafficking and rhino horn poaching.
