19 September 2019
Government welcomes Gauteng High Court’s landmark ruling handed down to Ediozi Odi, who received 6 life sentences and an additional 129 years imprisonment for human trafficking and related charges after he kept three young girls hostage to work as sex slaves. This ruling shows that those found guilty of human trafficking and related crimes will be met with the harshest sentences possible.
19 September 2019
Cabinet met on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town
A. Issues in the environment
1. District Based Development Model
19 September 2019
Members of the media who have successfully applied for accreditation to cover the funeral service of the late Deputy Minister of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, Bavelile Hlongwa are requested to collect their accreditation cards at Durban City Hall as follows.
Day One:
Date: Thursday, 19 September 2019
Time: 13h00- 18h00
Day Two:
Date: Friday, 20 September
Time: 8h00- 19h00
18 September 2019
Preparations for the official funeral service of the late Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Bavelile Hlongwa are well underway.
President Ramaphosa declared an Official Funeral Category 2 in line with government’s State, Official and Provincial Funeral Policy. The President has further directed that the national flag shall fly at half-mast at every flag station in the country until the Deputy Minister is laid to rest.
17 September 2019
Members of the media who wish to cover the funeral service of the late Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Bavelile Hlongwa are advised to apply for accreditation by completing the attached form in full.
The process of applying for accreditation opened yesterday, 17 September to Thursday, 19 September 2019. Members of the media who have successfully applied will be advised on the dates for collection of accreditation at a later stage.
14 September 2019
13 September 2019
On 17 September 2019, GCIS will host the Thusong Service Excellence Awards ceremony in recognition of public servants at Thusong Service Centres who have distinguished themselves in the execution of their duties.
The year 2019 marks 20 years since the existence of the Thusong Service Centre Programme which was initiated in 1999 as one of the access strategy aimed at redressing the imbalances of the past by taking services and information closer to the people.
11 September 2019
Government will launch the District Based Service Delivery Model on 17 September 2019 at Zalu Hill Sports field, Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape.
9 September 2019
The escalating number of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) cases in South Africa has prompted a call to action which was led by #TheTotalShutdown. The Presidential Gender- Based Violence and Femicide Summit sat on the 2nd November 2018 and produced a Declaration which entailed deliverables that must be taken forward and be implemented in dealing with the crisis of GBVF.
