President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the community of Tsomo, under Intsika Yethu Local Municipality, Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape Province. This was the 09th District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo of the current administration. The engagement took place on Friday, 11th August 2023 in Tsomo Town.
A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
1. South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) Western Cape taxi strike
The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will tomorrow on Thursday, 10 August 2023, engage with business leaders on the progress regarding the implementation of the Energy Action Plan (EAP).
The business engagement forms part of the 9th District Development Model Presidential Imbizo in Tsomo, Chris Hani District Municipality on 11 August 2023 that will be led by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Members of the Media are invited to cover and attend the engagement
Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will brief media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on , Tuesday 8 August 2023.
The details of the briefing are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023
Time: 10h00
Venue: Ronnie Mamoepa Press Room, Ground Floor, Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard and Festival Streets, Hatfield, Pretoria
Government Communication and Information System will convene a District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo media engagement session.
The engagement will be led by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Thembi Nkadimeng, supported by the Eastern Cape MEC for CoGTA, Zolile Williams.
The session precedes the 9th DDM Presidential Imbizo taking place on the 11th of August 2023 in Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province.
Deputy Ministers in the Presidency, Kenneth Morolong and Nomasonto Motaung will lead a media tour in KwaZulu- Natal to showcase progress on the South Africa Investment Projects (SA Invest).
The projects for the media tour are part of the commitments made during the fifth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) on 13 April 2023 in Johannesburg which was the final conference aiming to attract R1.2 trillion over five years.
The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Mr Kenneth Morolong to conduct outreach activities at Tosca Primary School in the North West province to commemorate the closing of International Mandela Day.
The Deputy Minister will participate in the painting of the school and planting of trees. In engaging in these activities, the Deputy Minister will honour President Nelson Mandela's legacy.
Media is invited to the outreach as follows:
Date: Monday, 31 July 2023
Time: 10:00
Venue: Tosca Primary School
The Minister in the Presidency, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has today, Monday, 24 July 2023, hosted a Friends of BRICS National Security Advisors Meeting with her BRICS Security counterparts, in Sandton.
This meeting is convened on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Leaders’ Summit constituted by all Security Ministers of the BRICS countries. The Friends of BRICS countries who attended this meeting are Belarus, Burundi, Cuba, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in partnership with Agape Youth Movement joined by the conveners of Pillar 2 of the National Strategic Plan for the End Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) collaborative will host a webinar on the role of young people in preventing GBVF.
The webinar aims to educate the youth about the role they can play as future leaders of communities in preventing GBVF.
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the webinar as follows:
Date: Tuesday 25 July 2023
Time: 10:00
Platform: Zoom
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) calls on members of the media wishing to cover the forthcoming Presidential Imbizo to apply for accreditation. The Presidential Imbizo is scheduled to take place on Friday, 11 August 2023 at Magwala Sports Field under Intsika Yethu Local Municipality, Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape Province.
