Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Pretoria, on 30 March 2011.

1. Decisions

1.1 The South African government is deeply concerned about deteriorating political and humanitarian situation in Libya. According to United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) about two thousands (2000) people daily cross the Libyan border to the neighbouring countries while thousands of migrant workers remain trapped inside conflict zones. We are also concerned about report of increased proliferation of arms in that region.

28 February 2011

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, will brief the media on the possible outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.

The briefing will be held as follows:

Date: Monday, 28 February 2011
Time: 13h00
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre 120 Plein Street, Parliament  

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

21 April 2011

Note: Correction to Cabinet statement of meeting held on 20 April 2011

The Cabinet Spokesperson, Mr Jimmy Manyi sincerely apologises for the error in paragraph 1.2 of the Statement on the Cabinet meeting held on 20 April 2011 issued earlier. The statement incorrectly stated the name of the Constable who died in the course of duty. The statement below states the correct name of the deceased as Constable Fihliwe Mavis Bengeza.

2 March 2011

Government Spokesperson, Mr Jimmy Manyi, will address members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held today, 2 March 2011. 

The briefing will take place as follows:

Date: 3 March 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 10:00
Venue: Room 153 Union Buildings, Pretoria

NOTE: There will be a video link-up to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town

16 March 2011

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

Date: Thursday, 17 March 2010
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town

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

8 March 2011

As part of the buildup activities to the 2nd Biennial Substance Abuse Summit, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Anti-Substance Abuse held a special meeting on 9 March 2011 in Cape Town. On the agenda was the discussion on the work of the committee and the state of readiness for the forthcoming substance abuse summit that will take place from 15-17 March 2011 at the International Convention Centre in Durban.

26 May 2011

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 25 May 2011.

24 March 2011

The Deputy Minister in The Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, Ms Dina Pule, will tomorrow meet with the South African Local Government Executive Council (SALGA). This is the continuation of her tour of provinces which started on 9 March 2011. The visits aim to sway provinces towards the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system at the coalface of service delivery.

25 March 2011

The GCIS will host a two-day planning and strategic meeting, commonly referred to as the Government Communicators’ Forum (GCF) on the 28th and 29th March 2011.

The GCF takes place quarterly and is attended by communicators from the three spheres of government. The March GCF marks the beginning of the financial year and sets the tone and agenda for government communications in a particular year.

30 March 2011

Cabinet Spokesperson Mr Jimmy Manyi, addressed members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 30 March 2011.

Date: Thursday, 31 March 2011
Time: 09h00
Venue: Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria

NB: There will be a video link-up to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

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