13 November 2021

Media guidelines for the Intra Africa Trade Fair

Background

The IATF2021 is the African continent’s premier trade and investment event taking place in Durban from 15-21 November 2021. Its attractions will include more than 1 000 exhibitors from across Africa showcasing their goods and services.  The seven-day exhibition will include a packed programme of conference sessions featuring key leading African and international thought leaders and experts.

15 November 2021

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and the Department of Social Development (DSD) are hosting a conversation on challenging the culture of toxic masculinity to combat violence.

The engagement, hosted under the theme: “Moving from toxic masculinity to positive masculinity”, seeks to highlight the role that the culture of toxic masculinity has in perpetuating Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).

12 November 2021

The Government Communication and Information System in partnership with Digify Africa will host the second masterclass session to empower small business owners with the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy.

The first session equipped entrepreneurs with knowledge they need to navigate Facebook as a tool to grow their businesses. This second session will focus on WhatsApp for Business.

The learning outcomes include the following:

How to create a catalogue to showcase your products and services

10 November 2021

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will host a webinar ahead of the Vooma Vaccination Weekend in an effort to address vaccine hesitancy and encourage the uptake of the vaccine. 

The webinar will address issues related to vaccination, including:

9 November 2021

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) are hosting a virtual panel discussion to unpack the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities in South Africa.

4 November 2021 

A. Issues in the environment 
1. 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) 

4 November  

The Government Communication and Information System in partnership with National Press Club will host a webinar on the role of media in advocating for community development post the local government elections.

The webinar seeks to:

3 November 2021

The Minister in The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele will, tomorrow, 04 November 2021 brief media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 03 November 2021.  

The details of the briefing are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 04 November 2021
Time: 10h00
Venue: GCIS – Ronnie Mamoepa Press Room, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria.

29 October 2021

The year’s Local Government Elections mark the 21st anniversary since the establishment of a democratic local government system in our country. It will also be the sixth time under South Africa's democratic dispensation that voters will elect leadership and public representatives at metropolitan, district and local level. 

1 November 2021

Government welcomes the  start of the 2021 local government elections. Government is pleased with the millions of South Africans who have already heeded the call to cast their vote.

The vibrant atmosphere at voting stations around the nation is encouraging and we are confident that these elections will build on our history of holding regular, peaceful, and free and fair elections.