Dear media colleagues,
Can we just be journalists and leave activism to activists? Your decision to be personally involved in the stories that you cover, affects us all as we are painted with the same brush.
Pinky Kekana, deputy minister of communications, now addressing the comittee. Says there always been challenges at #SABC and that financial model one of it biggest challenges.
Nomvula Mokonyane, minister of communication, not in committee sitting as she is part of InterMinisterial Committee planning funeral of late Minister Edna #Molewa. #SABC
@jsteenhuisen, DA Chief Whip, at the Cape Town Police station on Friday where he will lay charges against various ministers and an ANC MP due to the #Bosasa scandal. @Netwerk24Berig
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: Most importantly, I would like to thank South Africans who listened to this Budget Speech, for their kind attention, and for their constructive criticism that often helps us to become better at
what we are doing. Ngiyabonga, Ke-a-leboha, Ndi-a-livhuwa!
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: We must once again embody these core values if we are to meet our current challenges. We can and must find in ourselves, the ethical leadership of Madiba, the selflessness of Albertina Sisulu, and the humanity of Hugh Masekela.
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: Through this budget, we choose ourselves yet again; we do the things Madiba dared us to do at the advent of our democracy that would affirm humanity’s conviction in the nobility of our
course and its pride in our efforts and daily deeds.
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: Through our liberation struggle, and the advent of our democratic era, we have shown incredible perseverance, humanity, selflessness and courage. We have shown the ability to find common ground amidst a painful history and deep division.
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: At crucial forks in the road, we made and continue to make the critical decisions that continue to forge our nation. The budget we present today is not easy and the choices we have had to make are difficult.
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: Given the difficult circumstances we have been in and the choices we made in order to steer the course, maintain the trajectory of our policy objectives and sustain our public finances, we have made the tough calls and decisions that affirm our nationhood.
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: Looking to the future, true to the South African budget reform approach, we are not seeking the easy way out and our efforts will not be superficial. We are prioritising public participation.
We are taking National Treasury further to the people.
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: Government has a number of ‘evergreen’ contracts, which are open-ended. Evergreen contracts create barriers to entry, making it impossible for new entrants to participate in the allocation of government contracts.
#Budget2018 - Gigaba: The Public Procurement Bill will be submitted to Cabinet in March 2018 for gazetting for public comments. It will further enable government to use public procurement strategically to advance
transformation, achieve efficiencies, and improve governance.