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
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
RSVP:
Ireen Magwai (East London)
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
5 May 2016
Government will celebrate the University of Fort Hare Centenary on 20th May at Alice in the Eastern Cape. The celebration will acknowledge the role the university has played in educating Africans. It will celebrate the values and traditions that made the university to be Africa’s most respected institution of higher learning.
Government also acknowledges that since 1994 one of the most significant achievements in the Higher Education sector has been to create a unified education system.
