Fellow South Africans
Ladies and gentlemen of the media

Welcome to this briefing where we want to give an update on how preparations for the State Funeral of our beloved former President Nelson Mandela are unfolding.

To begin with, we want to express our sincere appreciation to the people of South Africa and our friends and partners internationally for the generosity, kindness and warmth with which millions of people have responded to the news of the passing of our first democratically elected President.

7 December 2013

6 December 2013

Media are invited to a joint technical media briefing hosted by  Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and  the SABC on the media arrangements of the state funeral of President Mandela. 

The details are as follows:
Date: Saturday,  7 December 2013
Time: 9h00
Venue: SABC Studios, Auckland Park

5 December 2013

Translations

1.    Cabinet’s position on prominent issues in the current environment

5 December 2013
 
The Acting Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, as well as Administration, Angie Motshekga will address members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held in Pretoria today, 4 December 2013.
 
Members of the media are invited to the media briefing as follows.

29 November 2013

Following a report in the Mail&Guardian today, Ministers of the security cluster and the Minister of Public Works met with the Public Protector, on the alleged leak of a purported provisional report on the Nkandla project. In the meeting, Advocate Thuli Madonsela committed herself to following the proper process of handling such reports.

22 November 2013

Government has noted unbecoming reportage from some media houses that deceive the public and create a negative perception regarding comments made at yesterday’s  briefing by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster Ministers over President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home.

21 November 2013

20 November 2013

The Acting Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, as well as Administration, Lindiwe Sisulu, joined by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster Ministers will address members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held in Pretoria on 20^th November.

Members of the media are invited to the media briefing.

The details are as follows:

20 November 2013

Government notes the Public Protector’s outline on how her office will deal with the interim report and comments submitted by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster on the security upgrades at Nkandla.

The JCPS Cluster Ministers reaffirms government’s respect and recognition of the role and Office of the Public Protector and commit to taking the process further in a constructive manner and in the interest of the public and national security.