18 July 2014

Media Diary  for government media briefings and budget vote debates, Parliament, Cape Town on 21 July 2014.

17 July 2014

The Department of Communications will commemorate Mandela Day in Hammanskraal outside of Pretoria. The Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi and the staff will spend the day at Tender Loving Care Old Age Home and Tshwaraganang Orphanage.

Minister Muthambi and staff members will be cleaning up the old age home, cooking and gardening. The staff will further interact with the children at Tshwaraganang Orphanage and donate toys and food supplies.

16 July 2014

Government encourages all South Africans to work together and dedicate 67 minutes of their time to clean up South Africa on, 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day.

15 July 2014

 The Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi and Deputy Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will, on Tuesday 15 July 2014, address the media during a pre-budget vote embargoed briefing, on the Government Communication and Information System Budget Vote.

Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Time: 15h30-16h30
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, Cape Town
NB: There will be a video link to Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Frances Baard Street, Corner Festival Street, Hatfield in Pretoria

15 July 2014

Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will hand over OpenView HD satellite television set installations at J.S. Skenjana Senior Secondary School in Idutywa and Milton Mbekela High School in Qunu on the 17 July 2014. The platform features various learning channels; therefore this intervention will enhance the learning experience and enable learners to be part of the digital global village.

14 Jul 2014

Government is deeply saddened by the passing away of Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer and offers its deepest condolences to her family and friends.

Gordimer, who died at the age of 90, was a political activist and a legendary author.  Her writing embodied her passion for the demise of apartheid, and focused on themes of love, hate and friendship under the pressures of the racially segregated system. She published her first book at the age of 15.

14 July 2014

14 July 2014

Government has refuted as mischievous and misleading media reports that imply that President Jacob Zuma was involved in the appointment of SABC’s Chief Operations Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi said “It is unfortunate that the media choose to vilify the President’s name when he has absolutely no role to play in the appointment of SABC management or staff for that matter.