Gauteng hosts Premier’s Social Cohesion Games final
The Gauteng Provincial Government will on Sunday, 05 March host finals of the Premier’s Social Cohesion games in Soweto. The games are part of Gauteng government’s continued efforts to enhance social...
View ArticleMotlanthe to speak at Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) event
Members of the media are invited to several events taking place during the 13th annual #IsraeliApartheidWeek campaign (March 5-12). 1. Reflections on Palestine with former President Kgalema Motlanthe...
View ArticleSTATISTICIAN-GENERAL TO RELEASE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP), Q4 2016
The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for the fourth quarter of 2016 at a media briefing to be held on Tuesday, 7 March 2017...
View ArticleMINISTER DAVIES TO ADDRESS THE SMART PROCUREMENT WORLD CONFERENCE
The Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies will give a keynote address as well as launch the Strategic Partnership Programme (SPP) at the Africa Trade Summit Expo and Smart Procurement World...
View ArticleWorkshop on Landfill Airspace in Gauteng
The National and Provincial waste management strategy is geared towards waste beneficiation and diversion from landfill. The reality in Gauteng that remains is that the vast majority of waste generated...
View ArticleMakhura to speak at launch of Anti-Racism Week
Members of the media are invited to the official launch of the concept for Anti-Racism Week 2017 on Wednesday, where Gauteng Premier David Makhura will give the keynote address. Date: 8 March 2017...
View ArticleMEDIA ACCREDITATION AND SITE INSPECTION FOR THE 2017 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY...
Members of the media are advised that the process of applying for accreditation for the 2017 Human Rights Day Commemoration is closing at 12h00, on Thursday 9th of March 2017. Journalists covering the...
View ArticleSCOPA TO BE BRIEFED BY ESKOM ON DEFAULTING MUNICIPALITIES
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) will tomorrow be briefed by Eskom on defaulting municipalities. Details of meeting: Date: Wednesday, 8 March 2017 Time: 9...
View ArticleMEC Panyaza Lesufi and MEC Jacob Mamabolo to officially open Nkone Maruping...
Gauteng Department of Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, together with his counterpart, MEC for Infrastructure Development Jacob Mamabolo, will on Wednesday 08 March 2017, officially open the newly...
View ArticlePUBLIC ENTERPRISES MINISTER BRIEFS COMMITTEE
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises will tomorrow receive an update from the Minister of Public Enterprises on the performance of State Owned Entities. Details of the meeting: Date...
View ArticlePRASA BRIEFING ON CHALLENGES CONTINUES
The Portfolio Committee on Transport will tomorrow, Wednesday, continue to hear a briefing from the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) regarding firing of the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr...
View ArticleScifest 2017 to take visitors on a "tour of science"
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, will officially open Scifest 2017 in Grahamstown on Friday, 10 March. Scifest, South Africa's largest science festival, this year promises to take...
View ArticleSACP to picket at SASSA in Uitenhage
The branches, the members and the supporters of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Mbuyiselo Ngwenda District, Nelson Mandela Metro, will be holding a picket at the South African Social...
View ArticleSACTWU TO PROTEST AT SARS
The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) will be marching to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) offices in Pretoria on Friday 10 March 2017. Our protest is intended to...
View ArticleFreedom Park Hosts the 4th Annual Ungasali Storytelling Festival
Members of media are hereby invited to Freedom Park’s fourth Ungasali Storytelling Festival taking place on Saturday 11 March 2017. The Festival is inspired by Freedom Park’s primary mission, to...
View ArticleR2K KZN will protest outside SASSA Umlazi
With the nationwide crisis of grant payments, SASSA have flouted their responsibilities to the poorest and most vulnerable in the country. SASSA have gambled with the livelihoods of 17 million people!...
View ArticleCOMMISSION FOR GENDER EQUALITY MEETS TO CONSIDER VETTING REPORT
The Ad Hoc Committee in the Filling of Vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality will tomorrow meet to consider the Human Resources and Protection Services report on vetting for the short-listed...
View ArticleAfriForum lays charge against Tshwane Metro
The civil rights organisation AfriForum will tomorrow submit a criminal charge of fraud against the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality at the Lyttelton Police Station in Centurion. This derives from,...
View ArticleTOURISM COMMITTEE TO BE BRIEFED ON 3rd QUARTER PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL...
The Portfolio Committee on Tourism will receive a briefing from the National Department of Tourism (NDT) on the 3rd Quarterly Performance Report for the 2016/17 financial year. Date: 10 March 2017...
View ArticleAGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES COMMITTEE TO BE BRIEFED BY FAWU
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will receive a briefing from the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) on the challenges facing the poultry industry and how these impact...
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