Ministers and Deputy Ministers
Directors-General and Senior Managers
Ladies and gentlemen of the media

13 February 2015

Government will hold cluster media briefings on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action for 2015 post the State of the Nation Address.

The briefings are scheduled as follows:

Sunday, 15 February 2015

10h00- 11h00: International Cooperation, Trade and Security (ICTS) Cluster chaired by Minister of Telecomunications and Postal Services, Siyabonga Cwele

Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town.

10 February 2015

Government dismisses a hoax statement which is going viral alleging that Eskom has notified government in a special meeting that the main grid could possibly crash and plunge South Africa into darkness for over two weeks.

8 February 2015

The Minister enjoys a cordial and professional relationship with members of the departmental Exco, its Manco and all staff.  This has created an environment for frank but respectful conversations in which organisational strategy and performance can be discussed.  As the Executive Authority, the Minister has delegated specific powers and duties to the Director General, as required in Section 42A of the Public Service Act. 

6 February 2015

On 10 February 2015, the Film and Publication Board in conjunction with the Department of Communications, Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Digital You, Childline SA, Google, Media Monitoring Africa, SaveTNet and UNISA Youth Research Unit, will launch their Back-2-School campaign as part of Safer Internet Day commemoration.

Members of the media are invited to the launch, where they will be addressed by the CEO Mr Themba P Wakashe. The details of the launch are below.    

5 February 2015

Members of the media who have submitted names for the arrival ceremony of the mortal remains of the victims of the Nigeria building collapse are advised of the following arrangements:

The C130 aircraft from Lagos, Nigeria is expected to arrive later tonight (Thursday, 05 February 2015).  

4 February 2015

Hon. Gavin Davis is coming to Tshedimosetso House to learn!

3 February 2015

Members of the media who will be covering the arrival ceremony of the mortal remains of the victims of the Nigeria building collapse are requested to apply for accreditation.

Journalists and photographers are advised to confirm their attendance by filling all the required fields in the attached form.

The expected time of arrival of the plane from Lagos, Nigeria is 02h00 at Waterkloof Airforce Base  on Friday, 6 February 2014.  We will constantly communicate with the media on the developments.

Ladies and gentlemen of the media,
Fellow South Africans
Good morning,

It has been over four months since our country experienced one of the biggest tragedies since the birth of our young democracy in 1994.  The lives of eighty-one South African families were changed forever on 12 September 2014, when a multi-storey guesthouse that belongs to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed.   A sense of grief and shock engulfed the nation.