13 June 2012
Members of the media are advised that the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project(GFIP), which is chaired by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, will be holding consultation meetings with various stakeholders. This is a follow up on the commitment made by the Deputy President.
The consultation will take place as follows:
4 June
Members of the media are advised that the technical media briefing on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) has been postponed until further notice.
Enquiries:
Jimmy Manyi
Cell: 082 379 3454
Issued by Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
1 June 2012
Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 30 May 2012.
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
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.
Enquiries:
Jimmy Manyi
Cell: 082 379 3454
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.
