27 June 2008

Government will on Monday, 30 June 2008, release crime statistics for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008.

The briefing will include a number of presentations by police senior management, with the Minister of Safety and Security briefing the media after the presentations.

Minister Nqakula will also use this opportunity to brief the media on the Justice and Crime Prevention Security Cluster Programme of Action.

Details of the briefing are as follows:

7 July 2008

Government will hold cluster media briefings on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action for 2008 in Pretoria from 30 June to 8 July 2008.

This will be the second cycle of media briefings for the year since the announcement of the programme through the State of the Nation Address.

The briefings will take place at the Union Buildings, Rooms 153 and 159. There will be a video link-up with Cape Town's Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

Social Cluster briefing schedule:

25 July 2008

President Thabo Mbeki will address the media this Sunday, on the outcomes of the Cabinet Lekgotla which took place from 22 to 24 July 2008 at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria.

Details of the briefing are as follows:

Date: 27 July 2008 (Sunday)
Venue: Media Centre, Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria
Time: 14:00

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

Media are requested to confirm their attendance with:

30 July 2008

Directors-General of the JCPS cluster will hold their monthly meeting at the SAPS Sea Border Control station in Simon’s Town, Western Cape. This is the second visit undertaken by the DG’s of the JCPS cluster to a province.

Subsequent to the meeting the DG’s will brief the media on their meeting and visit areas that are relevant to the work of the cluster.

Media are invited to the media briefing and site visit as follows:

4 August 2008

Government will hold Cluster media briefings on the decisions taken at the recently held July Cabinet Lekgotla from 5 to 8 August 2008.

The purpose of the July Cabinet Lekgotla was to conduct a mid-year review of the implementation of government’s Programme of Action (PoA) and to adopt a Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).

The briefings will take place at the Union Buildings, Room 153 and Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

4 July 2008

Government will hold cluster media briefings on the implementation of the Government Programme of Action for 2008 in Pretoria from 30 June to 8 July 2008.

This will be the second cycle of media briefings for the year since the announcement of the programme through the State of the Nation Address.

The briefings will take place at the Union Buildings, Rooms 153 and 159. There will be a video link-up with Cape Town's Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town.

Briefings schedule:

5 August 2008

The Minister of Public Enterprise Alec Erwin and the Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Menzi Simelane, will on Wednesday, 6 August 2008, brief the media on the Strategic Defence Procurement (Arms Deal).

The details of the briefing are as follows:

Venue: Union Buildings; Room 153
Date: 6 August 2008 (Tomorrow)
Time: 16:00

NB: There will be a video link with Cape Town; Imbizo Media Centre.

6 August 2008

The briefing for the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster scheduled to take place on Thursday, 7 August 2008 has been cancelled until further notice.

Enquiries
Harold Maloka (Pretoria)
Cell: 082 847 9799

Colin Cruywagen (Cape Town)
Cell: 082 377 9916

Issued by: Government Communications (GCIS)

6 August 2008

President Thabo Mbeki will address the 2008 National Women’s day celebrations to be held Ga-Motlatla Sport field, Motlatla village, near Lichtenburg in the North West.

The President will be accompanied by the Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, North West Premier Edna Molewa and Cabinet Ministers.

This year’s celebrations will be held under the theme Business Unusual: All Power to Women! which will highlight progress made in the emancipation and empowerment of women in South Africa.

6 August 2008

Government Spokesperson Mr Themba Maseko will brief the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held today 6 August 2008.

The briefing will take place as follows:

Date:     7 August 2008 (Thursday)
Venue:     Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria
Time:     10h00

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