17 Feb 2017

Citizens encouraged to engage with budget speech

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will present the 2017 Budget Speech to Parliament and South Africans on 22 February 2017, at 14h00.

The annual budget is an important economic instrument as it sets the tone for government delivery in line with commitments made by President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address. It also prioritises spending to enable government to achieve its goals.

1. Implementation of Government Programmes

1.1. Cabinet welcomes President Jacob Zuma’s 2017 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) under the theme "Radical Transformation of the Economy”. This was at the halfway mark of this Fifth Administration’s term of office which saw 2017 being declared the Year of Oliver Reginald Tambo and the year of deepening unity.

15 February 2017

Post Cabinet media briefing

15 February 2017

President Jacob Zuma will on Friday, 17 February 2017, via Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) studios, connect live with a number of Community Radio stations across South Africa, where he will unpack the State of the Nation Address the President delivered on 9 February 2017.

Government welcomes the 32 life sentences and 170 years in prison handed down to convicted paedophile, Warren Knoop by the Johannesburg High Court.

Knoop was sentenced on 870 charges of rape and possession of child pornography.

Ministers
Deputy Ministers
Directors-General
Senior managers
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to a briefing by the International Cooperation, Trade and Security (ICTS) Cluster to further expand on the announcements made by President during the State of the Nation Address (SoNA).

The President has declared this year the Oliver Reginald Tambo year. During this period, the country will be celebrating the legacy of this internationalist. OR Tambo would have celebrated 100 years of age this year.

10 February 2017

The International Cooperation, Trade and Security Cluster chaired by Minister Edna Molewa will brief media on the implementation of the Cluster programme of action for the year, following the 2017 State of the Nation Address. Minister Molewa will be supported by the Co-Chairperson Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and members of the Cluster.

The briefing will also outline progress that has been made and future plans to achieve the National Development Plan Vision 2030.

Members of the media are invited as follows:

10 Feb 2017

Government Communications (GCIS) is pleased to announce the appointment of a community print advertising panel which will play a fundamental role in ensuring that small independent publishers benefit from government advertising. The appointed media sales agencies are Community Newspaper Initiatives; Eastern Province Community Print Media; Milele Grassroots Media Pty Ltd; Mpumalanga Community Newspaper Co-operatives Limited; Capro Pty Ltd and Splendid Marketing and Communications.

Cabinet Lekgotla photo opportunity and remarks by Minister Jeff Radebe, 01 February 2017

Cabinet will hold its Lekgotla from the 1ST of February 2017 at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. Members of the media will be afforded a brief opportunity to take pictures of Cabinet members.

17 January 2017

The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa will today address the South African delegation comprising of government, business and labour at the 2017 World Economic Forum Annual meeting taking place from 17-20 January 2017.

The Deputy President will deliver key messages to the team in line with the WEF theme “Responsive and Responsible Leadership”.