12 November 2014

Members of the media are invited to apply for media accreditation for the official reception of the mortal remains of the victims of the Nigeria building collapse.

Members of the media are advised that the pre-accreditation online registration process is accessible on https://www.gcis.gov.za/content/media-registration. The deadline for the pre- accreditation process is Thursday, 13 November 2014 at 15h00.

Consul General Ambassador Sam Monaisa, 
Director General from the Presidency Dr Lubisi;
Members of the media.

We are going to be very brief.   We need to indicate our mission here in the Federal Republic of Nigeria as it is well known.   The President appointed me as a Special Envoy to deal with the tragic event that took place on the 12 of September this year where 116 people perished in Synagogue Church of All Nation building.

11 November 2014

10 November 2014

Government wishes to advise members of the media about planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 10– 16 November 2014. 

Minister of Communications Ms Faith Muthambi hereby calls for nominations of members of the South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body.

The Minister of Communications (“the Minister”) is empowered by section 38 of the Broadcasting Act, 4 of 1999 to establish the South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body to advise the Minister on how the development, production and display of local television and radio content can be supported.

6 November 2014

Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi will on 7 November 2014 embark on a ministerial outreach visit to Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal province. The Minister will host a post presidential Imbizo reflection with councilors from Embali Township, ward 14 in Pietermaritzburg, a ward she adopted during the Presidential Imbizo held on September 30th. The minister will engage with provincial and local communicators and conclude the day with a community media Imbizo.

6 November 2014

1. Key Cabinet decisions

1.1. Cabinet approved the 16 Days of Activism Campaign under the theme “Count Me In: Together Moving a Non-Violent South Africa forward”.

This year (2014) marks the 16th anniversary of this campaign which aims to continue generating awareness on the protection of women and children with more focus on mobilizing men and partnering with them to also assist in the fight against this scourge of violence on women and children.

6 November 2014

Almost two months since building collapse tragedy

Our nation will, within the next few days, mark two months since the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) guesthouse building collapse on 12 September 2014. This incident remains one of the worst tragedies in the history of our country since 1994.

It is certainly heart-breaking that the families of the eighty-one (81) South Africans presumed dead continue to wait for their mortal remains to be returned home.