21 November 2006

Despite the many impressive gains made in the first economy, many of the benefits of growth have yet to reach those in the second economy even though there are a number of interventions that have been made in this regard.

This was the prevailing sentiment of partners present at the National Conference on Second Economy Communication. The conference was held on Wednesday, November 21, at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) headquarters in Midrand.

26 October 2006

10 October 2006

At the invitation of the Minister in the Presidency, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs held a follow-up meeting with the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Print Media South Africa (PMSA) as part of continuous engagements on the Film and Publications amendment bill.

31 August 2006

Following the decision of the Durban High Court regarding access to antiretroviral treatment by prisoners at the Durban-Westville Prison, an impression has been created that the Government does not respect the decisions of the Courts. The Government wishes to clarify its position in this regard.

24 April 2006

Government has noted with disappointment the incident at Crossroads in Cape Town where a community meeting attended by Mayor Helen Zille was disrupted and violence used against the Mayor.

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2 June 2005

The South African government has noted the judgement in the Durban trial of Mr Shabir Shaik, and welcomes the fact that the matter has reached a critical stage of finality. It testifies to the maturity of our democracy that the trial ran its course without any interference from any quarter – be it government in general or anyone in authority who may have featured in the evidence led.

12 May 2005

In response to media enquiries GCIS wishes to clarify matters regarding its work in relation to other departments and in so doing to correct a misleading report that has appeared in Business Day (Spin doctors called upon to aid blunder-prone Manto, 12 May 2005) concerning communication on HIV and AIDS.

3 May 2005

Coinciding with a series of media briefings by government clusters on implementation of the Programme of Action for 2005, the programme published on the government web site www.gov.za is being updated on the basis of reports by clusters to Cabinet. The Cabinet finalised the reports at its meeting on 28 April.

The updated report on implementation is being published cluster by cluster, in accordance with the schedule of cluster media briefings.

8 February 2005

South Africans will be celebrating life at the official closing of the Ten Years of Freedom celebrations at the Athlone Stadium on Friday.

The eight-hour long event will follow President Thabo Mbeki's State of the Nation Address on the morning of the same day. It will be conveying the same message heard throughout the year-long celebrations, that we are a people united for a better South Africa and a better world.