A.    ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

1.    South Africa's Census 2022 national results

Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will brief media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 18 October 2023.  

Members of the media are invited to cover the media briefing as follows: 

Date:           Thursday, 19  October 2023
Time:           09h00
Venue:         Ronnie Mamoepa Press Room, Ground Floor, Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard and Festival Streets, Hatfield, Pretoria

As part of commemorating Media Freedom Day, Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will host a webinar reflecting on the 30 years of community media in South Africa. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 18 October 2023.

South Africa commemorates Media Freedom Day on the 19th October of each year.

Members of the Media are invited to attend and cover the webinar as follows:
Date: 18 October 2023
Time: 14:00

Members of the media who have applied for accreditation to cover the District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo in North West Province are advised to collect accreditation at Madiba Banquet Hall in Potchefstroom as follows:

Day One: 17 October 2023 from 14:00 – 17:00

Day Two: 18 October 2023 from 08:30 – 18:00

Day Three: 19 October 2023 from 09:00 – 18:00

Day Four:  20 October 2023 from 08:00 – 10:00

Media accreditation for North West DDM Presidential Imbizo

Government Communication and Information system (GCIS) calls on members of the media wishing to cover the forthcoming District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo to apply for accreditation.

The DDM Presidential Imbizo is scheduled to take place on Friday, 20 October 2023 at Ikageng Sports Complex, Potchefstroom in JB Marks Local Municipality under the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province.

A. Issues in the environment
1. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 

Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will brief members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on, Wednesday, 27 September 2023.  

The details of the briefing are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 28 September 2023
Time: 09h00  
Venue: Ronnie Mamoepa Media Center, Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard and Festival Streets, Hatfield, Pretoria

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in partnership with the Sol Plaatjie University (SPU) will host a Vuk’Talks dialogue in Kimberley, Northern Cape on the 27th September 2023.

GCIS is the publisher of Vuk’uzenzele, a multilingual newspaper for South African citizens and the Vuk’Talks  dialogue  was introduced to drive consumer and community engagement conversations that bring young people together under one roof to mainly discuss issues of importance such as; career opportunities, entrepreneurship, skills development and training.

Government concludes this year’s Annual Thusong Service Centre Week, which took place from the 18 - 22 September 2023 and was commemorated under the theme: “Building a Professional Public Service for Quality Service Delivery”.
 
The Thusong Service week formed part of the Integrated Public Service Month and it sought to promote the Thusong Programme by showcasing the integrated mobile outreach programme and its effectiveness in responding to the needs of the citizens. 

Media accreditation advisory for the launch of the Border Management Authority

The Border Management Authority 2023 came into effect on 1st April 2023 as an autonomous schedule 3(A) public entity serving as the third law enforcement authority in South Africa. The legal establishment of the BMA means that South Africa has an integrated border management platform, with a single command and control with which to support the attainment of secure borders, safe travel and trade facilitation.