South Africa participates in the Regional World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the Champions 2014

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.

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Minister Radebe on Inter-Ministerial Committee on Information and Publicity

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

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Deputy Minister of Communications to visit Bitou Municipality for a youth outreach programme: 10 Sep

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.

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Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster statement on unruly conduct and disruption of Parliament session

26 August 2014

South Africans watched in anger and disgust as Parliament, one of the most important pillars of our democratic state, which represents the aspirations of our democracy deteriorated into chaos during one of its sessions last week. South Africans must be reminded that Parliament is the cornerstone of our democracy and must be respected by all those who ascribe to democratic principles as enshrined in the Constitution.

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Government encourages citizens to tell their stories during Heritage Month

4 September 2014

September marks Heritage Month to celebrate and embrace the country’s historical inheritance, languages, diverse cultures, sacred sites, indigenous food and traditional art forms. The launch of Heritage Month that took place yesterday at Freedom Park saw diverse audiences, cultural groups and story tellers revelling and showing pride of their unique traditions.

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Deputy Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams to deliver an address at the 49th Anniversary of the National Day of Singapore: 5 Sept

4 September 2014

The Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, will deliver an address at the 49th Anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of Singapore. Alongside the High Commissioner of Singapore, HE Bernard Baker, Deputy Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams will represent the South African government as the Guest of Honour at this historic event.

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South Africa takes the lead in Stockholm

7 September 2014

Government congratulates the eThekwini Metro for scooping the Stockholm Industry Water Award and Professor John Briscoe of South Africa for receiving the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize. Government is equally proud of the learners from Taxila Secondary School in Polokwane, Limpopo who were finalists, at the global conference, against other learners across the globe for inventing a method that uses sand filters to treat contaminated water and recover water for reuse.

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Government detaches itself from CIA allegations

9 September 2014

Government notes media coverage on the reported claims made by Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Kebby Maphatsoe that Advocate Thuli Madonsela is allegedly an agent of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The comments were reportedly made in his personal capacity and do not represent the views and position of the South African government.

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Minister Muthambi praises Bafana outstanding victory

8 September 2014

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi praised Bafana Bafana as heroes for lifting the mood of South Africans following their away 3-nil win against Sudan in their 2015 Morocco Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifier matched played in Khartoum, Sudan on Friday night.

“What a good start by newly appointed Bafana Bafana head coach, Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba! As government, we want to congratulate Bafana Bafana for this outstanding victory.

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