5 November 2014
Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Jeff Radebe, will address members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held today in Cape Town.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Tomorrow, Thursday, 6 November 2014
Time: 10h00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town
5 November 2014
Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will on Friday 07 November 2014 conduct a 20 Years of Freedom lecture at Falsebay College in Khayelitsha. The Deputy Minister’s day will commence with an anti-corruption activation at the Cape Town rail station and taxi rank.
All members of the media are invited to attend the event as follows:
Ministers
Deputy Ministers
Directors-General and Heads of other institutions present
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 12 of the National Development says “personal safety is a human right. It is a necessary condition for human development, improved quality of life and enhanced productivity. When communities do not feel safe and live in fear, the country’s economic development and the people’s wellbeing are affected, hindering their ability to achieve their potential.
2 November 2014
Government wishes to advise members of the media about planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 3to 9 November 2014.
On Monday, 3 November at 09:00am, Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini will brief the media during the launch of the National Disability Rights Awareness Month. The briefing will be held at Tshedimosetso House (DOC), Pretoria with a link up to Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town.
30 October 2014
29 October 2014
Minister of Police Nkosinathi Nhleko will lead a media briefing of the Justice Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) on the achievements of the cluster’s priority programmes.
The details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 30 October 2014
Time: 13h00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre at Parliament, Cape Town
NB: There will be a video link to the Department of Communications, Head Office, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria
29 October 2014
Government welcomes the North Gauteng High Court sentencing of nine life sentences plus 15 years against Ntokozo Hadebe. Hadebe was yesterday found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering three toddlers Anelisa Mkhonto, Yonalisa and Zandile Mali in Diepsloot in September 2013.
26 October 2014
Government wishes to advise members of the media about planned media briefings scheduled for the week of 27 October to 2 November 2014.
24 October 2014
Media statement in regard to the decision of the Western Cape High Court dated the 24 October 2014.
The decision of the Western Cape High court today, the 24th of October 2014, on the matter which was brought by the Democratic Alliance against the SABC and the Minister of Communications vindicated the position of the Minister to the effect that the Public Protector’s findings, remedial action and recommendations are not final and binding.
23 October 2014
Members of the media and fellow South Africans.
It is over a month since the collapse of the building in Nigeria that left 116 people dead. Amongst these eighty one (81) are believed to be South Africans and a total of 85 bodies to be repatriated (3 Zimbabwean & 1 DRC Nationals travelling with South African passports are included on the request by their respective governments).
