Government condemns the brutal and inhumane acts committed against Mr Mido Macia allegedly by members of the South African Police Services in Daveyton.

Acting Cabinet Spokesperson Phumla Williams has condemned the unfounded and mischievous comments attributed by Oscar Pistorius’ father, Henke Pistorius, in the British media regarding the protection of white people from incidents of violent crime in South Africa.

5 March 2013

The South African Chapter of the SADC Media awards has launched the 2013 Media Awards Competition which is open to all journalists who are South African nationals. The Award is in the fields of print journalism, radio journalism, television journalism and photojournalism.

5 March 2013

The South African chapter of the SADC Media programme has commenced with Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) inviting all media for entries to the 2013 SADC Media Awards competition.

6 March 2013

President Jacob Zuma delivered the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Thursday, 14 February 2013 where he outlined government’s priorities and plans and set the tone for delivery in the year ahead.

Members of the media are invited to the post SoNA media briefing on Infrastructure Development and Job Creation. In attendance will be the Ministers of Trade & Industry, Dr Rob Davies; Labour, Ms. Mildred Oliphant and Transport, Mr Ben Martins.

The briefing will take place as follows:

Government has noted a planned illegal protest action by farm workers in the Western Cape, following a meeting at De Doorns yesterday by more than 1500 workers.

13 December 2012

The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in partnership with Bush Radio are hosting the 12th Media Kidocracy Konference (MKK) 2012 attended by 96 young South Africans, between the 10 - 14 December 2012 at Nekkies Resort and Conference Center in Worcester in the Western Cape.

Government is encouraged by an improvement in responses to the Parliamentary questions.

Government welcomes the ruling handed down by the North Gauteng High Court on the implementation of the Gauteng open road tolling system.

Government extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends who lost their loved ones during the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces, and noted with dismay the extensive damage caused.