21 August 2017

Government wishes to congratulate journalists who won the 2017 SADC Media Awards competition. The awards were conferred by the outgoing Chair of SADC King Mswati III during the opening ceremony of the 37^th SADC Summit that is currently underway in Pretoria.

The Summit is convened in the year of OR Tambo under the theme “Partnering with the Private Sector in Developing Industry and Regional Value Chains”.

16 August 2017

Minister of Communications, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, will brief media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held today, Wednesday 16 August 2017. 

Members of the media are invited to attend as follows:

Date: Thursday, 17 August 2017
Time: 10h00
Venue: Ronnie Mamoepa Media Centre, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria

NB: Journalists based in Cape Town are invited to participate via a video-link at Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament.  

16 August 2017

The 16^th of August marks the fifth year following the tragic incidents which occurred at the Lonmin Mine in Marikana between 11 and 16 August 2012.

Government joins the families and friends of those who lost their lives, political parties and various sectors of society in remembering this day.

10 August 2017

The Duke Menell Media Exchange is hosting a two day conference under the theme “Truth and Trust, Mapping Media’s New Terrain” starting on Friday 11^th  to Saturday 12^th  August 2017. Minister of Communications, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo has been invited to give opening remarks.

Menell Media Exchange (MMX) is a project of Duke University. MMX grew out of an international media fellowship program at Duke University into an annual event in South Africa.

8 August 2017

Government thanks all South Africans who expressed their views within the bounds of the law and peacefully exercised their right to protest. The active citizenry demonstrated by South Africans affirms our strong and maturing democracy.

Today’s developments in Parliament and in various cities countrywide prove that our democracy remains robust, strong and vibrant. This is in line with our multi-party system of governance and our founding values of transparency, accountability and openness.

8 August 2017

Government is disappointed at reports of learners being taken out of schools, damage to public infrastructure, business properties and the disruption of public transport in and around the City of Tshwane. Such acts have no place in our constitutional democracy. These actions undermine the democratic rights of other South Africans.

The Constitution of our country says every person in South Africa has a right to protest, as long it is done in a peaceful manner. 

3 August 2017

The University of South Africa (UNISA) has invited the Minister of Communications, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo to deliver the keynote address at the UNISA Annual Media Conference taking place on the 4^th of August 2017.  Minister Dlodlo will speak in line with the theme of the conference “The role of the media in conflict escalation”.

Cabinet met at the Sefako M Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria on Tuesday, 1 August 2017.

1. Cabinet Decisions

1.1. South Africa commemorates Women’s Month in August, as a tribute to more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of pass laws to women.

2 August 2017

Minister of Communications, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo will tomorrow (Thursday) address media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting that took place on Tuesday, 01 August 2017.  Cabinet held its ordinary meeting yesterday at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria ahead of the Lekgotla.

Members of the media are invited to attend as follows:
Date: Thursday, 03 August 2017
Time: 11h00
Venue: Ronnie Mamoepa Media Centre, GCIS Head Office, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard, Hatfield, Pretoria