16 Sep 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen of the media
Welcome to our weekly media briefing on the work of government and issues in the public discourse.
Today we are focusing on Improving Local Government Delivery as one of our priorities.

Presidential Local Government Summit

Led by President Jacob Zuma, government will host the Presidential Local Government Summit on Thursday, 18 September 2014 at the Gallagher Estate Conference Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg.

15 September 2014

Today Monday 15 September marks the beginning of Thusong Service Centre Week. The week was launched by the Minister of Communications Ms Faith Muthambi at the Denlyn Mall in Mamelodi North of Pretoria yesterday (Sunday).

15 September 2014

Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, will lead a media briefing of the Inter Ministerial Committee on Communication and Publicity on the 16th September 2014.  The Minister will be joined by the Minister of COGTA, Mr Pravin Gordhan.

14 September 2014

Government wishes to advise the members of the media about the planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 15 – 21 September 2014. 

The Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi will on Sunday, 14 September 2014 launch the Thusong Service Centre Week at Mamelodi in Pretoria.

The campaign which runs from Monday, 15th to Friday, 19th September 2014 is a week of heightened communication on the achievements of the Thusong Service Programme and it forms part of Public Service Month. .

Members of the media are invited to join Minister Muthambi as she does a walkabout at the Mamelodi Thusong Service Centre and interact with residents and public service beneficiaries.

12 September 2014

The South African Council for Business Women (SACBW) will on 13 September 2014 host their annual national congress and gala dinner in Pretoria. The Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will be a guest speaker at the function. Her speech will be about “The Power within”.

The Council’s Business Women of the Year 2014 will also be announced as well as its new Presidency for 2015. The annual gala dinner and congress is a platform where women receive recognition, advanced training and network opportunities.

11 September 2014

Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi has arrived at the first day of the World Economic Forum's 8th Annual Meeting of the Champions 2014. The "Summer Davos" Forum held in Tianjin, China from 10-12 September 2014 under the theme, “Creating Value through Innovation”.
South Africa is participating in this forum for benchmarking and sharing ideas around science, technology and innovation. The annual gathering will also look at issues of unemployment around the world and how it can be addressed.

10 September 2014

Statement by Minister Jeff Radebe, Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Information and Publicity

Today, we called this briefing, which we intend to make it weekly where we will share with the media key developments in government and address issues in the public discourse.

Government records progress in dealing with corruption

10 September 2014

Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will on Wednesday 10 September 2014 visit Kwanokuthula in Plettenberg Bay, Bitou Municipality for a youth outreach programme. The Deputy Minister, in partnership with Land Bank and IT Master, will hand over computers to Murray High School. This initiative will enable the school and learners to join the information highway through access to information and learning resources.