14 January 2011

An inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has been established to coordinate government's response to the disasters afflicting various parts of the country.

The IMC is chaired by Minister of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs and includes Ministers of: Social development, Defence, Police, Water and Environmental Affairs, State Security, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Human Settlement, Basic Education.

14 January 2011

Cabinet will set the national agenda at its annual January Lekgotla the most important session of the National Executive in Limpopo from Sunday January 16 to Thursday January 20, 2011.

The meeting, which will provide the basis for President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address on February 10, will give direction to Government’s programme for 2011, a year in which South Africans will also participate in local government elections.

22 February 2011

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 16 February 2011.

As per earlier notification, we apologise for the delay in issuing the post Cabinet briefing which should have taken place last week Thursday. The intention was to allow for an undivided attention to the President’s response to questions and comments from the National Assembly.

23 February 2011

Government will tomorrow, Thursday, 24 February hold the final Cluster Media Briefing on the implementation of the Programme of Action 2011.  This is the last of a series of cluster media briefings held following the State of the Nation Address.

The briefings will take place at Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.   There will be a video link-up to Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria.

The details are:

21 February 2011

Government Spokesperson, Mr Jimmy Manyi, will address members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 16th February 2011, as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Time: 09:30 - 10:30
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town

NB: There will be a video link-up to Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria

21 February 2011

Members of the media are advised that due to the President’s reply to the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) debate which takes place tomorrow, the Government Spokesperson Mr Jimmy Manyi will brief on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 16 February 2011, as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Time: 09h30 - 10h30
Venue: Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria

16 February 2011

Members of the media are invited to a media briefing by the Minister of Public Enterprises, Malusi Gigaba, where  he  will make a major announcement on Transnet.

The briefing is scheduled to take place as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 16 February 2011 (Today)
Time: 15h00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.  

21 February 2011

Following the State of the Nation Address of 10 February 2011, Government will hold Cluster Media Briefings on the implementation of the Programme of Action 2011.  The briefings will take place at Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.   

There will be a video link-up to Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria.

The last two media briefings are scheduled to take place as follows:

8 February 2011

As part of building public understanding of issues involving water management and Government’s response to recent flooding in various parts of the country, the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) invites all media to a visit to the national hydrology centre at the department’s head office in Pretoria.

Details for the media briefing are as follows:

8 February 2011

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will on 10, 11 and 12 February 2011 lead a team of officials from various departments on a visit by the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to assess the general impact of recent floods in Limpopo province.

The NDMC-led team will spend three days in the province to reassess and verify the natural disaster damage from an NDMC and national sector departments’ point of view.