1 June 2012

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 30 May 2012.

1. Current Affairs

1.1 Executive Public Participation Programme

Cabinet noted that on Saturday, 2 June 2012, President Jacob Zuma will conduct an infrastructure service delivery monitoring visit to Ngobi Moretele local municipality under the Bojanala Platinum District. The visit will illustrate progress on commitments made during the 2012 State of Nation Address.

1.2 Mobilisation during June

31 May

29 May

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will brief the media on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project following an update report to Cabinet by the Inter-Ministerial Committee which he chairs. The Inter-Ministerial Committee comprises of Ministers of Finance, Transport, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration, Environmental Affairs and Public Enterprises.

28 May 2012

Government conveys its condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives during recent incidents of illegal mining.

Government has made significant progress in ensuring that appropriate measures are taken to eliminate such activities. We will continue to work with law enforcement agencies and social partners as part of a national effort to stamp out illegal mining.

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Issued by Government Communication (GCIS)

24 May 2012 

It is expected that an announcement regarding the preferred site for hosting the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) may be made on Friday, 25 May 2012, by the Office of the SKA Organisation, following an SKA Members' General Meeting, to be held at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.

In anticipation of this announcement, the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the SKA Project and the South African SKA Project Office have scheduled a media briefing as follows:

25 May 2012

Government has noted eNews’ opportunistic and disingenuous call for the retraction of the statement issued by GCIS yesterday, with regards to censoring the visuals that show the deep pain and emotion expressed by Advocate Gcina Malindi.

Government argued the censor deprived South Africans to witness the culmination of the sentiment of humiliation and denigration of the dignity of President Jacob Zuma, his office and the African culture that is shared by millions of South Africans.

24 May 2012

The Government is appalled and has found it disappointing and out of character for  E-TV to censor the visuals that show Advocate Gcina Malindi breaking down in tears during the South Gauteng High Court proceedings in relation to The Spear portrait, today.

18 May 2012

Government would like to express its displeasure at the offensive portrait by Brett Murray titled ”The Spear” that depicts the President of the Republic of South Africa in a disrespectful and demeaning manner at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg. 

The portrait undermines the esteem of the highest office in the land and impugns on the President’s Constitutional right to dignity. It also goes against the grain of African morality, culture and the spirit of Ubuntu as well as nation building.

23 May 2012

Child Protection Week will be marked from 27 May to 3 June 2012 under the theme: "Working Together to Protect Children".

The theme, adopted by the National Child Care and Protection Forum, upholds the government's commitments to child protection, in partnership with civil society. The campaign will emphasise the responsibility of everyone to create a safe and secure environment for our children.

23 May 2012

Pursuant to the decision by Cabinet at its meeting on May 16 2012, the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, has applied on behalf of the South African government to the Constitutional Court of South Africa for leave to appeal against the interdict by the North Gauteng High Court stopping the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) from collecting tolls on certain roads in the Gauteng Province.