31 May 2011

A Parliamentary Press Gallery Association (PGA) delegation led by Joylene van Wyk and Donwald Pressly, co-chairpersons, held discussions last night, 30^th May 2011, with the Cabinet Spokesperson and GCIS Chief Executive Officer, Jimmy Manyi. The parties had an engaging discussion about the process of facilitating the transparency of government's messages and facilitating balanced media coverage of government.

17 June 2011

Following the meeting with Sanef and further to the explanation given by GCIS CEO and Cabinet Spokesperson, Jimmy Manyi at the post Cabinet media briefing of 8th June 2011, GCIS re-iterates the point that the placing of advertisements and editorial independence are not linked.

9 June 2011

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 8 June 2011.

1. Current Affairs

1.1 Cabinet joins the nation, family, comrades and friends as we mourn the passing away of the struggle icon, Mrs Albertina Sisulu. Cabinet calls upon all of us to walk in her footsteps and celebrate her exemplary citizenship. Indeed Cabinet conveys its sincere condolences.

20 May 2011

The South African Government has learned with great sadness about the injury of hundreds of train commuters during yesterday’s (Thursday, 19 May 2011) train accident in Soweto.

We wish commuters injured in the accident a speedy recovery and express our gratitude to the Johannesburg Emergency Services for their quick response in assisting the injured.

The Railway Safety Regulator is investigation the circumstances which led to this accident and will report its findings as soon as the investigation has been concluded.

9 May 2011

The Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) has learned with shock and sadness this morning, 09 May 2011, about the sudden death of senior SABC journalist, Mr. Kgomotso Sebetso.

The GCIS sends its deepest condolences to the Sebetso family, friends and colleagues.

Mr. Sebetso, a senior journalist and a role model to younger journalists, was a profoundly dignified man and a professional. He would be greatly missed and remembered for his dedication and commitment to his work.

13 April 2011

The Free State Executive Council has pledged to support and strengthen performance monitoring and evaluation in the provincial administration following a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, Ms Dina Pule MP, today in Bloemfontein.

The meeting was held to introduce the Deputy Minister to the Provincial Executive Council and Heads of Department. The Deputy Minister made a presentation on the role of the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency.

30 March 2011

Today Deputy Minister Dina Pule met with the Executive Council of the Eastern Cape as part of the provincial visits she undertook since the beginning of March this year. 

She communicated the role of the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Department in the Presidency, explained the reporting process to be followed and spoke about the new tool kit to be used for monitoring purposes.

24 March 2011

Government communicators meeting in Pretoria today, 24 March 2011, deliberated on a number of issues concerning their work, particularly in view of the need to jack up their function in support of the work of government as the beginning of a new financial year (2011-2012) approaches.

17 March 2011

South Africa has never experienced any democracy until 1994 and no South African or any formation in our society can stand to claim monopoly to know more than all of us as South Africans. We are all learning and building this democracy together and that includes supporting, protecting and respecting all institutions of state we have established in promotion of our constitutional democracy. We call on all South Africans to contribute to this objective.

8 March 2011

Minister in The Presidency, Collins Chabane has noted repeated calls in the media calling for the removal of Mr Jimmy Manyi from his position. This follows statements he made last year which had implications on the country’s race relations. Mr Manyi has since apologised for his statements and for the offence they have caused.