23 January 2019

Government will hold a memorial service in honour of former Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, who served as Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations in New York from 1999 to 2009.

The Official funeral service will take place on Saturday, 26 January 2019 from 08h30 at Calvary Methodist Church, Harry Galaun Dr & Halfway Gardens, Midrand in Johannesburg.

Members of the media are invited to the memorial service as follows:

21 January 2019

Government has scheduled the following briefings/activities for the week: 21 - 27 January 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.

9 January 2019

The South African media are invited to submit their entries for the 2019 SADC Media Awards competition.

The Awards were established following a decision by the Council of Ministers in 1996 to establish a sector that deals with matters relating to amongst others, information, culture and sport. These awards serve as part of ensuring a link, coordination and synchronisation between formal structures of SADC governments, civil society, academia, labour and the media.

11 December 2018

The South African media are invited to submit their entries for the 2019 SADC Media Awards competition.

Cabinet met on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town

A. Issues in the environment

1. Economic growth

6 December 2018

Media accreditation for the funeral service of the late Mr Mendi Msimang

On Saturday, 08 December 2018, government will host the Special Official Funeral service of the late Mr Mendi Msimang.

6 December 2018

Government commemorate the fifth anniversary of the passing of Nelson Mandela

Government calls on all South Africans, international communities and civil society to play their part in recognizing and emulating the values of the first democratic President of South Africa , Nelson Mandela, as the country commemorates the fifth anniversary of his passing on 5 December 2013.

Workshop to launch the 2019 SADC Media Awards Competition

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will host the SADC Media Awards workshop on Friday to officially launch the 2019 competition.

The awards aim to recognize excellence in journalism in the area of print, photojournalism, television and radio as well as to encourage media practitioners in member states to cover issues pertaining to the region for the promotion of regional integration and cooperation.