29 April 2020

The Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu will elaborate on the socio-economic relief interventions on COVID-19 during a media briefing to be held today, 29 April 2020 at 14h00. 

Members of the media are invited to a virtual media briefing as follows:

Date:   Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Time:   14h00
Venue: The Minister will brief from GCIS,  Ronnie Mamoepa Press Room, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield

Ministers who serve in the National Coronavirus Command Council will through the  Economic Cluster  give a detailed media briefing to further elaborate on the socio-economic relief interventions on COVID-19 and the strengthening of the performance of the economy under the current conditions.

22 April 2020

Ministers who serve in the National Coronavirus Command Council will through the various Cabinet clusters, on Friday, 24 April 2020 further elaborate on the implementation of the directives as outlined by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, 21 April 2020 and the subsequent address to the nation scheduled for Thursday, 23 April 2020. The Ministers will among others unpack socio-economic relief and the strengthening of the performance of the economy under the current conditions.

8 April 2020

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor and Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga will tomorrow, 9 April 2020 give update on their areas of work in relation to the COVID-19 lockdown, which includes the repatriation of South Africans stranded abroad, support to learners and feedback on engagement with education stakeholders.

Members of the media are invited to a virtual media briefing as per the details below:

7 April 2020

Government welcomes the arrest of a 55 year old male suspect who circulated a misleading video clip on COVID-19 test kits. He has already appeared before Court in the Western Cape, on Tuesday 07 April.

The suspect has been charged in terms of the Disaster Management Act Regulation 11(5)(c) which prohibits  publishing  information through any medium including social media with the intention to deceive people on government measures to address COVID-19.

5 April 2020

As the country entered into the second week of the lockdown, the National Joint Operational And Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS)  is calling on communities and various organisations to refrain from taking the law into their own hands to enforce Disaster Management Regulations.

The NatJOINTS which comprises of various Government departments, is responsible for the coordination of the Covid-19 operations, including high density policing operations, border control, route security, public health infection containment, etc,.