Government calls on South Africans to heed the call to clean-up South Africa 

Government calls on all citizens and sectors including business, labour, academic, faith-based organisations and NGOs to heed the call made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State of the Nation Address, which seeks to galvanize all South Africans to join hands with government to clean-up the country and contribute to solving the global and national environmental challenges.

6 March 2019

Government notes and welcomes the sentences handed over to the two men convicted of killing Coligny teenager Matlhomola Moshoeu.

The North West High Court sentenced Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte to an effective 18 and 23 years respectively for killing Moshoeu whom they accused of stealing sunflower seeds worth R80 from a farm.

1 March 2019

Government congratulates investigators and prosecutors and all those who worked on securing yet another victory in the fight against Gender-Based-Violence with the conviction and subsequent sentencing of convicted murderer Jason Rohde in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday.

Rohde was handed 18 years for the murder of his wife Susan at the Spier Estate in July 2016, and five years for obstructing the course of justice.

The country is battling with incidents of gender-based violence on a daily basis.

Cabinet met on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.

21 February 2019

Members of the media wishing to attend the two-day Colloquium on Land Reform scheduled to take place from tomorrow, 22 to 23 February 2019 at Saint George Hotel and Conference Centre are advised of the following arrangements.

Media programme

Day one – Friday 22 February 2019

07:00 - 08:30  Arrival and registration

09:00 - 09:30  Opening session

09:30 – 13:00  Panel discussions

Cabinet met on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.

11 February 2019

Government has scheduled the following briefings/activities for the week: 11 to 17 February 2019. The activities, which are aligned to the National Development Plan and outlined in the Medium Term Strategic Framework 2014-2019, are undertaken to build a better South Africa.

5 February 2019

Government has scheduled the following briefings/activities for the week: 04 - 10 February 2019. The activities, which are aligned to the National Development Plan and outlined in the Medium Term Strategic Framework 2014-2019, are undertaken to build a better South Africa.

1 February 2019

Government sends heartfelt condolences and message of sympathy to families of the children who died tragically at Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbijl, Sedibeng when a walkway fell on them.

It is sad and tragic that children had to die in this manner in a school environment. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims of this tragic incident. The provincial Department of Education is providing much-needed support to the school as well as the injured learners.