| Date: | Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
| Venue: | Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria |
| Chair: | Tiyani Rikshotso, 2010 World Cup Government spokesperson |
| Panel: | Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi and Chairperson of the 2010 Technical Coordination Committee |
| Rosie Sekise, Deputy Director-General Department of Communications | |
The South African Government continues to be concerned about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, particularly the food and humanitarian crisis.
| Presenter: | Themba Maseko, Government spokesperson |
| Date: | Friday, 5 December 2008 |
| Venue: | Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria (link to Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town) |
13 December 2010
The Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) has noted with concern media reports in which the Spokesperson of the Premier of Mpumalanga Province, Mr. Mabutho Sithole, is alleged to have bribed a journalist.
The GCIS views the allegation in a serious light, particularly as it relates to a senior official who is expected to embody government’s commitment to clean governance.
Government has approved the piloting of a new magazine aimed at middle and senior managers in the Public Sector.
| Chairperson: | Themba Maseko, Government spokesperson |
| Presenter: | Portia Molefe, Director-general: Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) |
| Date: | Friday, 5 December 2008 |
| Venue: | Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria (link to Imbizo Media Centre, Cape Town) |
[statement read by Portia Molefe]:
During this time of the year, some media outlets publish scorecards which claim to assess government’s performance for the period January to December.
The assessments are unscientific and based purely on media clippings and the opinions of individual journalists rather than on concrete evidence of government performance.
The progress made by Government in fighting corruption in the public sector must be matched by an equally vigorous effort in other sectors of society.
All South Africans should be encouraged by the President’s revelation in Parliament this week that 235 officials have been found guilty of misconduct since the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Hotline, and as a result of successful investigations.
The President pointed out that R100 million had been recovered from perpetrators.
Thank you for availing yourselves and thanks to the DGs for making time in their busy schedules to attend this interaction, as part of government communication. We consider this interaction as an extended platform to share substantive information with specialist writers in the area of the work of this cluster.
