Pretoria - The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Jeff Radebe, will from now on hold weekly media briefings.
The briefings form part of government’s plan to disseminate information to the public, the Presidency said on Monday.
The first such media briefing took place on Wednesday, 10 September and will be ongoing.
Minister Radebe will brief the media in his capacity as the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Information and Publicity.
The IMC, which is made up of 14 Cabinet Ministers, was announced by President Zuma during his Presidency Budget Vote Speech in July.
It is responsible for championing and coordinating the work of government with regards to communicating programmes to the nation at large, as well as branding and marketing the country to the citizens and the world.
According to the Presidential spokesperson, Mac Maharaj, Minister Radebe will also now brief the media after Cabinet meetings, which are held on a fortnightly basis. - SAnews.gov.za
