Previous Next Contact the Office of the Director-General Speeches Director General Ms Avril Williamson Ms Williamson has been in the field of Human Resources for the past 27 years. Her experience emanates from working in diverse industries including Manufacturing, ICT, Telecommunications and Public and Higher Education Sectors, where she held Senior and Executive Director roles
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize welcomes the report on the baseline survey conducted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development through the programme called “Socio-Economic Justice for All†(SEJA) which is funded under Sector Budget Support by the European Union. The SEJA programme is premised on a rights-based
The World Water Forum’s mission is to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels, to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and the use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the benefit of all life. Read the full speech: National
NATIONAL STATEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA AT THE THE 8TH WORLD WATER FORUM IN BRASILIA PRESENTED BY MR ANDRIES NEL, DEPUTY MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS, ON 20 MARCH 2018 Excellency Minister José Sarney Filho, Members of the Presidium Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Em nome de sua Excellencia Cyril Ramaphosa, Presidente da
Ministers Deputy Minister Directors-General Head of the National Disaster Management Centre Government officials Members of the media Good Morning and thank you for joining us for this briefing. The drought in South Africa is, in some provinces, showing no signs of abatement. In the State of the National Address (SONA), the State
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced changes to the National Executive and the appointment of David Mabuza as the new Deputy President of the Republic. Nhlanhla Nene, who held the post once before, has been appointed as Minister of Finance. In a media briefing at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday evening, the President said
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Des van Rooyen convened the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) on electricity on 13 February 2018 in Cape Town. The meeting today (13 February 2018) was convened to primarily receive and engage reports from various sectors, assess the levels of debts by municipalities to Eskom, Water
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Des van Rooyen in his capacity as the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) on drought and water scarcity welcomed the reclassification of drought as a national disaster. Following the announcement by the IMTT on 09 February 2018, the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC),
The National Disaster Management Advisory Forum (NDMAF), which is the second highest national structure dealing with disaster matters in the country, met for the last meeting of 2017 in Centurion on Thursday, 7 December. Seasonal Climate Watch The Forum was updated on the status of the persistent drought in the Western Cape which is
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des Van Rooyen says government will allocate R74 million in relief funding to respond to the persistent drought in the Western Cape. The Minister said this when he led a media briefing of the Inter-Ministerial Task Team on Drought at the Imbizo Centre in Parliament in Cape Town. The
