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Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 30 November 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the results of Statistics South Africa’s QLFS for the third quarter of 2022, which indicated that 204 000 jobs were gained between the second and third quarters of 2022.   1.2. The QLFS also revealed that the total number

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 16 November 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP)   1.1. South Africa’s JET-IP received widespread acclaim at the 27th session of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) being held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022.   1.2. The bold plan that

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 2 November 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF)   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the hosting of the second Presidential Summit on GBVF at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Gauteng on 1 and 2 November 2022 under the theme: “Accountability, Acceleration and Amplification, NOW!”   1.2. The summit reflected on

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 19 October 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Water security   1.1. Cabinet thanked South Africans for adhering to water restrictions implemented in certain parts of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni to stabilise the capacity of reservoirs. Dams and reservoirs remain under pressure due to high temperatures in Gauteng, and increasing demand forced Rand Water to reduce

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 31 August 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Economy   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the slight decline in the country’s unemployment rate, which dropped by 0.6 percent, from 34.5% in the first quarter to 33.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022. The figures published in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey by Statistics South Africa show

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 17 August 2022   Issues in the Environment   1. Energy   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the interventions introduced by government to address the country’s energy crisis. The far-reaching measures pave the way to reduce load-shedding, transform the electricity sector and achieve long-term energy security.   1.2. In supporting the energy grid and helping our country through its constrained

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 7 July 2022   A. Issues in the Environment   1. Update on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)   1.1. Cabinet commended all people in South Africa who chose to vaccinate and observe all COVID-19 protocols that resulted in the country averting rising numbers of new cases during the fifth wave of the pandemic.   1.2. However, we must

Statement on the Virtual Cabinet Meeting of 22 June 2022   A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT   1. Climate Change   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the visit to South Africa by Mr Alok Sharma, President of the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Summit, from 19 to 21 June 2022, and his assessment that South Africa has shown a clear commitment to a clean energy transition.

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 8 June 2022   A. Issues in the Environment   1. Economy   1.1. Cabinet has welcomed the recent positive developments in the country’s interventions aimed at stimulating economic growth. According to the recent unemployment figures from Statistics South Africa, unemployment decreased from 35.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021 to 34.5 per cent in the first

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 25 May 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Recovery and rebuilding efforts after the floods   1.1. Cabinet expressed its praise and appreciation to all people and organisations involved in recovery and rebuilding efforts following the recent devastating floods in some parts of the country, especially in KwaZulu-Natal. It thanked all non-governmental organisations, faith-based organisations,

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 11 May 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Disaster management after the floods   1.1. Cabinet expressed condolences to all people who have lost their loved ones in the recent devastating floods that hit several parts of our country, particularly KwaZulu-Natal.   1.2. The declaration of a National State of Disaster and socio-economic relief interventions

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 6 April 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. Fourth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC)   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the successful conclusion of the Fourth SAIC held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg on Thursday, 24 March 2022, which saw domestic and international investors pledging new investments in our country.   1.2. Our country received 80 new

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 23 March 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. National State of Disaster   1.1. The South African Government responded to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) global pandemic by declaring the National State of Disaster in March 2020, in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act 57 of 2002). This facilitated an integrated and coordinated response to

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 9 March 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1.  Russia-Ukraine conflict   1.1. Cabinet remains deeply concerned by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.  The socio-economic cost of the conflict is devastating and its impact will be felt around the world.   1.2. Cabinet calls for a negotiated diplomatic solution and urged all parties to uphold and protect human

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 23 February 2022   A. Issues in the environment   1. National Budget Speech   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the 2022 National Budget tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in Parliament, Cape Town on Wednesday, 23 February 2022.   1.2. The budget put some flesh to the commitments made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 2022 State of the Nation

Statement on the Cabinet Lekgotla and Special Cabinet Meeting of 27 and 28 January 2022   A. CABINET LEKGOTLA   1.1. President Cyril Ramaphosa convened the Cabinet Lekgotla on Thursday, 27 January 2022. It was attended by the leadership structures representing all spheres of government. They included Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Premiers, Directors-General and leadership of the South African Local Government Association.   1.2. The President

Statement on the Special Cabinet Meeting of Thursday, 30 December 2021   Handover of the first part of State Capture Commission Report   President Cyril Ramaphosa will formally receive the first part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State on Tuesday, 4 January 2022.   The Commission

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 8 December 2021   A. Issues of the environment   1. International Anti-Corruption Day   1.1. South Africa joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday, 9 December 2021 under the theme “Corruption-free future starts today, it starts with me”. The United Nations theme for the 2021 International Anti-Corruption Day is: “Your right, your

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 24 November 2021   A. Issues in the environment   1. Vaccination against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic   1.1. Cabinet was pleased that over 260 000 people vaccinated during the second Vooma Vaccination Weekend held countrywide from 12 to 14 November 2021.   1.2. We must remember that the virus has not been eradicated and vaccination protects us

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 3 November 2021   A. Issues in the environment   1. 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE)   1.1. Cabinet thanked all eligible voters who cast their vote in the 2021 LGE on Monday, 1 November 2021. These elections marked the 21st anniversary of the establishment of a democratic local government system in South Africa.   1.2. We

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 29 September 2021   A. Issues in the environment   1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out   1.1. Cabinet is encouraged by the millions of people in South Africa who have chosen to vaccinate against COVID-19, with over 17 million vaccine doses administered to date.   1.2. Cabinet thanked the religious formations, as well as the sports and

Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of 14 September 2021   Statement on the virtual Special Cabinet Meeting of Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The virtual Special Cabinet Meeting was held before the commencement of the Cabinet Lekgotla.   A. CABINET DECISIONS   1. Extension of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap (HSRM)   1.1. Cabinet approved the extension of the HSRM for the next 10 years. The HSRM gives

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 1 September 2021   A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT   1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out   1.1. Cabinet was apprised by the Department of Health on the progress of the Vaccination Roll-out Programme, which included epidemiology (the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 18 August 2021   A. Issues In The Environment   1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant   1.1. Cabinet is conscious of the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent public violence in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. In this regard, it reminded South Africans that applications for the country’s

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 4 August 2021   A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT   1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out   1.1. South Africa’s national vaccination programme has fully gathered pace and the health sector (public and private) vaccinates a minimum of 1 million people in 3 days. To date, over 8 million South Africans have been vaccinated. At the current pace, the

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 30 June 2021   A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT   1. Adjusted Alert Level 4 of the national lockdown   1.1. Cabinet reaffirmed the move to Adjusted Alert Level 4 as announced by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday, 27 June 2021 as a necessary step in the fight against the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 26 May 2021   A. Issues in the environment   1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out   1.1. Cabinet is pleased that Phase 2 of South Africa’s vaccine roll-out programme commenced smoothly and that thousands of eligible people have already been vaccinated.   1.2. All vaccination sites across the country are ready to assist those who have been

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 12 May 2021   A. Issues in the environment   1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out   1.1. Cabinet has reconfirmed the commencement of Phase 2 of Vaccine Roll-Out programme on Monday, 17 May 2021. This phase will commence with the vaccination of persons 60 years of age and older and the national and provincial departments of Health

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 21 April 2021   A. Issues in the environment   1. Temporary suspension of the Sisonke Vaccination Programme and the recommendation to lift it   1.1 Cabinet was briefed on the temporary suspension of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) Sisonke Vaccination Programme, which was a precautionary measure which allowed South Africa’s scientists to review the South African data

Statement on the virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 24 March 2021   A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT   1. Vaccination Roll-Out Programme   1.1. The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Sisonke vaccination roll-out programme has been extended to 54 vaccine sites across the country. The programme has to date vaccinated more than 207 808 people.   1.2. The three phases of South Africa’s Vaccination roll-out programme are

Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 10 March 2021   A. Issues In The Environment   1. Attacks and killings of police officers condemned   1.1. Cabinet condemned the continued attacks and killings of police officers as not only barbaric but also a threat to national security. Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other law-enforcement agencies, including private security companies, put

Statement of the virtual Cabinet Meeting of 9 February 2022   A. ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT   1. State of the Nation Address (SoNA)   1.1. Cabinet welcomed the 2022 SoNA delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces at the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday, 10 February 2022, which is a rallying

Statement on virtual Cabinet Meeting of 24 February 2021   A. Issues In The Environment   1. Class of 2020   1.1. Cabinet congratulated the Class of 2020 who persevered against all odds and obtained a sterling set of matric results. The 2020 exams which saw an increase in the number of learners who wrote their final examinations when compared to 2019, also saw an

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 9 June 2021   A. Issues in the Environment   1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out   1.1 Cabinet welcomed the progress with COVID-19 vaccinations which had on Tuesday, 8 June 2021 reached 1, 524, 589 and the Pfizer First Dose vaccinations breached the one-million mark with 1, 045, 245, which is a remarkable milestone. In addition, over three

Statement on virtual Special Cabinet Meeting of 19 January 2021   1.1 Cabinet held a virtual Special Meeting on Tuesday, 19 January 2021 to discuss the progress report from the National Coronavirus Command Council. Cabinet was briefed on the rate of infections in the country and the surveillance work being conducted by the Department of Health, supported by the Ministerial Advisory Committee. Though still early,

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 13 December 2019   Statement on the Cabinet Ordinary Meeting held at Union Buildings, Pretoria on Friday, 13 December 2019.   1. Issues in the environment   1. Eskom   1. Cabinet fully supports all efforts meant to ensure electricity supply certainty in our country. In this regard, Cabinet has mandated Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to negotiate with

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 20 November 2019   Statement on the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 20 November 2019.   A. Issues in the environment   1. South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC)   1.1. Cabinet reflected on the positive outcomes of the SAIC and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) held from 5 to 7 November and from 11 to 13 November, respectively.  

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 30 October 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues In The Environment   1. South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC)   1.1. Cabinet is looking forward with positive anticipation to the Second SAIC 2019 to be held next week from the 5th to 7th November 2019 at the Sandton Convention

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 16 October 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the environment   1. Global Competitiveness Index   1.1. Cabinet welcomes the findings of the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Index that shows South Africa has moved up seven places; making it more attractive for investors and the

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting on 18 September 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the environment   1. District Based Development Model   1.1. Cabinet welcomes the official launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, of the new District Based Development Model in the OR Tambo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape. The model brings

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 4 September 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Current affairs   Based on an analysis of the current affairs environment, the following was agreed by Cabinet:   1. Gender-Based Violence (GBV)   1.1. Cabinet joins the nation in mourning the killings, rape and abuse of women by men that

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 21 August 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 21 August 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   Issues in the environment   1. National Health Insurance (NHI)   1.1 Cabinet calls on members of the public to engage with the NHI Bill, which is now before Parliament. The parliamentary process will afford the public another opportunity to engage with

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 7 August 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 7 August 2019 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.   A. National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) commitments   1.1. Cabinet remains concerned about the high levels of unemployment and the low economic growth figures in our country. The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 24 July 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the environment   1. Economic transformation and job creation   1.1 Cabinet welcomes the increased interest by prospective and current investors to consider South Africa as their preferred investment destination. Recent actual and possible transactions illustrate this well, and

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 10 July 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 10 July 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the environment   1. Outcomes from the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit   1.1 Cabinet welcomes the outcomes of the G20 Summit held in Osaka, Japan from 28 to 29 June 2019. President Cyril Ramaphosa held a number of

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 26 June 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the environment   1. State of the Nation Address (SoNA)   1.1. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first SoNA of the sixth democratic administration last week, inspired and galvanized all South Africans to work towards a shared prosperous future. SoNA 2019

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting held on 27 March 2019   A. Issues in the environment   1. Investment   1.1. Cabinet welcomes the second-phase expansion of the Dube Trade Port Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in KwaZulu-Natal. The R18-billion investment brings an additional 45 hectares of industrial space into the SEZ. It will serve as the foundation to attract an estimated R20 billion in investment

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 13 March 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday 13 March 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the environment   1. Good Green Deeds   1.1. Cabinet thanks all South Africans who joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in the launch of the national Good Green Deeds campaign. The campaign, presents an opportunity for the various sectors of

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 27 February 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the Environment   1. 2019 Budget Speech   1.1. Cabinet welcomes the 2019 Budget Speech delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in Parliament, Cape Town on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, as a framework that has set South Africa on

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 13 February 2019   Cabinet met on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.   A. Issues in the environment   1. State of the Nation Address (SoNA)   1.1. Cabinet welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2019 SoNA, which marks 25 years since the first Joint Sitting of Parliament in the new democratic South Africa. A majority of