19 May 2016

Government assures the nation that the Fort Hare Centenary celebrations will continue as planned on 20th May at Fort Hare Campus in Alice.

Security agencies are on the ground at Fort Hare to ensure that the 100 year centenary celebrations are held in a safe and secure environment.

Students grievances are being attended to and the University of Fort Hare management has responded to the immediate demands and will attend to outstanding demands requiring longer term intervention in due course.

Media Statement by the Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Jeff Radebe, at the University of Fort Hare Centenary Inter-Ministerial Media Briefing
Wednesday 18 May 2016

Ministers and Deputy Ministers
Premier of the Eastern Cape
Vice Chancellor
Directors-General
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen.
Good morning,

Welcome to a briefing by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the University of Fort Hare (UFH) Centenary Celebrations.

16 May 2016

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on University of Fort Hare Centenary celebration led by Minister for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe will hold a media briefing to provide status on the upcoming centenary celebration.

Details of the briefing are as follows:

Date:Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Time:12h00
Venue:Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament in Cape Town

N.B: There will be a video link up to East London, 50 Church Street, Fort Hare East London Campus

13 May 2016

Members of the media are invited to a media networking session with Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi and Executive Mayor of Vhembe District Municipality, Councillor, Tshitereke Matibe to engage on the process pertaining to the consultations on bringing stability to Vuwani.

Details are as follows:

Date: 13 May 2016
Time: 17h00
Venue: Council Chamber of the Vhembe District Municipality in Thohoyandou

13 May 2016

Government, stakeholders and communities across the Vhembe District District Municipality are hard at work and leaving no stone unturned to find a lasting solution to the challenges being experienced in the Vuwani area.

12 May 2016

Government wishes to congratulate the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) regarding its decision to play 90% local music across its 18 radio stations going forward.

 11 May 2016

1.     Implementation of Key Government Programmes

1.1. Cabinet took note of the report-back by the Minister of Finance to the President, on the progress of Government’s consultations with the private sector and labour on the economy. The President mandated the Minister to lead engagements with these social partners to map out a strategy and come up with measures for growing the economy and preserving the country’s credit rating.

11 May 2016

Acting Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will brief the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 11 May 2016.

The media briefing will take place as follows:  

11 May 2016

Members of the media are advised to apply for accreditation for the Fort Hare centenary celebrations that will be held at Fort Hare University, Alice Campus on 20 May 2016.

To apply for media accreditation, kindly complete all the fields in the online registration form on the link: https://www.gcis.gov.za/content/media-registration
Deadline for submission of applications is Tuesday, 17 May 2016 at 12h00.

6 May 2016

The Minister of Communications Ms Faith Muthambi will table the Budget Vote of the Department of Communications in the National Assembly, Cape Town on Friday, 6th May 2016.  Minister Muthambi will in her speech outline some of the successes of the past year; how entities in her portfolio delivered on key strategic objectives and outline their plans for the 2016/17 financial year.

The Departmental Budget Vote will take place as follows:
Date: Friday, 06 May 2016
Time: 10h00
Venue: National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town