The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) invites members of the media to cover a photo-opportunity and door-stop at the start of the two-day Cabinet Lekgotla taking from 1-2 February 2024.

Media are further advised that the Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will also host a door-stop.

The details are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 01 February 2024
Time: 08h30 (Arrival and set up 7h30-8h00)
Venue: Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria

Government urges all eligible voters to register for the upcoming provincial and national election. The Electoral Commission of South Africa will hold its second voter registration weekend on the 3rd and 4th of February 2024 to allow all eligible voters to register to vote for the upcoming 2024 National General Elections. 

Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS) invites members of the media wishing to cover the Presidential Welisizwe Rural Bridges Handover on 31 January 2024 to apply for accreditation.

The Welisizwe Rural Bridges are part of the rural infrastructure investments, announced by His Excellency President Ramaphosa, in the 2023 State of the Nation Address. 

The handover will take place at Ngilanyoni Sports Ground, Ward 7, Mkhambathini Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District in KwaZulu-Natal.

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) conveys a message of condolence to the friends and family of Ms. Octavia Hlungwani. Ms. Hlungwani passed away on Wednesday, 10 January 2023 after a short illness.

The GCIS enjoyed a close working relationship with Octavia both in her capacity as the Association of Independent Publishers Board Member and as a community media journalist.  She was progressive in her thinking as a journalist and always appreciated the collaborative relationship between the media and government.

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will launch a 13 episode Advertiser Funded Programme (AFP) called Citizens Connect on SABC 2 on, Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 20h30. This collaboration with SABC 2 is a testament to government’s commitment to reaching a diverse audience and delivering impactful content.

Citizens Connect is a social reality program featuring government content, re-enactments and discussions on matters relating Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), Anti-Corruption and Economic Recovery and Reconstruction Plan (ERRP).

The South African media is invited to submit their entries for the 2024 SADC Media Awards competition in the four categories namely; Photo, Print, Television and Radio Journalism. The SADC Media Awards are open to journalists from the SADC Member States. The SADC Media Awards were established in 1996 to recognise best media work in disseminating information on SADC to support the process of regional co-operation and integration in the region. 

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accompanied by the Deputy Minister in the Presidency ,Ms Nomasonto Motaung, Members of the Executive Council in Mpumalanga and Media Development and Diversity Agency’s (MDDA) Board Chairperson Professor Hlengani Mathebula will on Tuesday 9 January 2024, lead the official unveiling of state-of-the-art studios at Kanyamazane FM in Mpumalanga. 

The unveiling forms part of the MDDA’s ongoing work to support the development and diversity of community and small commercial media. 

The South African Weather Service has issued severe weather alerts including severe thunderstorms, damaging and strong winds, and disruptive rains in the Provinces of Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Free State. Government is urging residents in these Provinces to take precautions and follow instructions from respective Disaster Management Centres to keep safe. The contact numbers of the relevant provincial Disaster Management Centres are:

The South African media is invited to submit their entries for the 2024 SADC Media Awards competition. The SADC Media Awards are open to journalists from the SADC Member States. The first prize winners will receive their prizes and certificates on the margins of the 44th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government.

Government welcomes the increase in employment for the period June to September 2023 as per the 3rd Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) report of Statistics South Africa. Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said that “The continuous increase in employment is a demonstration that measures put in place by government, the partnership with business and labour to reduce unemployment and create opportunities for more jobs are steadily and firmly gaining traction despite prevailing domestic and global challenges facing the economy.