Department of GCIS Events

Department of GCIS Events

• The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) hosts a range of events in support of government communication in general. These include the Government Communicators’ Forum (GCF), conferences, Budget Vote, Public Sector Manager (PSM) Forum, Internal Communicators’ Forum (ICF), State of the Nation Address and other ad hoc events. The core mandate of the the GCIS is to help meet the communication and information needs of both government and the general public.
  

  2022

  • Pre-SONA activation and mobilization, Hatfield, Tshwane, 10 February 2022
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness, Screening and Testing Activation, Hercules, Tshwane, 28 January 2022

  2021

  • Safer Holidays Activation, Pretoria Station, Tshwane, 22 December 2021
  • Vooma vaccination weekend awareness Activation, 12 November 2021
  • Voter Education Campaign Atlyn Mall, Tshwane, Gauteng, 29 October 2021
  • COVID-19 Vooma Vaccination Activation: Olievenhout Plaza, Tshwane, 21 October 2021
  • Vooma Weekend Campaign Awareness Activation, 5 October 2021
  • Public Service Month Community Activation on COVID-19, 30 September 2021
  • Women’s Month and COVID-19 Awareness Activation, 27 August 2021
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness, Screening and Testing Activation at Wonderboom, Tshwane, 20 August 2021
  • Mandela Month Activation on COVID19 Alert Level 3: Pretoria Station and Marabastaad, Gauteng, 28 July 2021
  • Youth Month and COVID-19 vaccination rollout awareness campaign at Dobsonville Mall, 18 June 2021
  • COVID19 vaccination registration awareness campaign at Nkomo Village Mall, 28 May 2021
  • Freedom Month, COVID-19, and economic recovery activation at Mamelodi Denlyn Mall, 16 April 2021
  • State of the Nation Address 2021 Pictorial

  2020

  • Disability Rights Awareness Month and COVID19 Activation, 20 November 2020
  • Transport Month and COVID-19 Activation, 30 October 2020
  • Health Screening with Minister Zweli Mkhize in Mpumalaga, 16 April 2020
  • Post SoNA activation at Soshanguve Shopping Centre, 28 February 2020
  • Communications Workshop, 21 January 2020

  2019

  • 16 Days of activism, Reconciliation and Safe holidays activation, 11 December 2019
  • Memorial service and funeral of the Amaxhosa King Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu, 27 and 29 November 2019
  • Springboks support mobilisation activations – Rugby World Cup Finals, 1 to 2 November 2019
  • Transport Month and Springbok mobilisation support activation, 25 October 2019
  • Springboks support mobilisation activations – Rugby World Cup semifinals, 25 October 2019
  • Springboks support mobilisation activations: World Rugby Cup, 18 October 2019
  • Mamelodi Thusong Outreach,13 September 2019
  • Eastern Cape hosts the fourth and final African Preparatory of the World Radio Communication Conference, 26 to 30 August 2019
  • Women’s month activation, 16 August 2019
  • Mandela Month activation mobilisation pictorial, 12 July 2019
  • SoNA highlights, 28 June 2019
  • SoNA live viewing pictorials, 20 June 2019
  • Pre SoNA mobilisation pictorials, 19 June 2019
  • SoNA mobilisation in Tshwane, 20 June 2019
  • SoNA Activation, 20 June 2019
  • Exhibiting Basotho blankets, 27 May 2019
  • Presidential Inauguration Activation, Western Cape, 22 May 2019
  • Government communication Activation – Pretoria station, 17 May
  • Report on the Provincial and National elections, 8 May 2019
  • Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana Outreach Programme, 8-9 April 2019
  • Inter-Ministerial Outreach Programme, 12-13 April 2019
  • Ministerial visit to Joe Gqabi District Municipality, 8 March 2019
  • Good Green Deeds campaign, 8 March 2019
  • Post SoNA activation, 15 February 2019
  • SoNA Pictorials, February 2019
  • SoNA mobilisation activation in Denneboom, 1 February 2019 

  2018

  • Anti-corruption, 16 Days of Activism and World AIDS Day activation, Gauteng, 6 December 2018
  • Anti-Corruption Campaign at Gompo Hall in Duncan Village, Eastern Cape, 8 November 2018
  • Belle Ombre train station anticorruption activation, 2 November 2018
  • Albertina Sisulu Centenary ministerial outreach in Intsika Yethu Municipality, 23 October 2018
  • Community Dialogue on Economic Opportunities, 19 October 2018
  • Gender based violence dialogue at Mamelodi West, 19 October 2018
  • Thusong Service Week activities, 17 to 21 September 2018
  • World Maritime Day, 27 September 2018
  • Public Service Month activations, 19 and 28 September 2018
  • GCIS Gender Based Violence Activations, 31 August 2018
  • Women’s Month IRC outreach, 3 August 2018
  • Mandela Month Outreach, 20 July 2018
  • National Youth Festival of Bantu Church of Christ, 6 July 2018
  • COGTA BRICS Meeting 2018, 27 to 30 Jun
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Mercedes-Benz South Africa Plant, 25 Jun
  • Youth Month outreach, 13 Jun
  • Worker’s Month outreach, 25 May
  • Department of Communications Budget Vote activation, 10 May
  • Freedom Month Awareness Campaign, 26 April
  • Free State SASSA/ SAPO pictorial, 6 Apr
  • Limpopo anti-corruption teaser campaign, 21 Mar
  • Wreath Laying of Human Rights Activists, 18 Mar
  • Voter Registration Free State, 9 Mar
  • Voter Registration Eastern Cape , 7 to 9 Mar
  • Gauteng IEC Registration Mobilisation Blitz, 9 Mar
  • Port Elizabeth Post-SoNA Tertiary Institution Screening and Dialogue, 26 Feb
  • Mpumalanga State of the Province Address pictorial , 23 Feb
  • Buffalo City TVET College Post-SoNA dialogue, 22 Feb
  • Mfolozi TVET College Budget Speech 2018 live broadcast, 21 Feb
  • Mbizana Post SoNA dialogue, 21 Feb
  • SoNA pre-mobilisation pictorial, 16 Feb
  • Launch of the Release Mandela Memories as part of the Nelson Mandela Centenary, 11 Feb
  • Back to School pictorial, 18 Jan

  2017

  • 16 Days of Activism Campaign against Gender-Based Violence on Women and Children Launch, 25 Nov
  • DTT outreach programme in Mbizana and OR Tambo Centenary, 26 to 27 Oct
  • LIM345 Women’s Day celebration, 11 Aug
  • Defence and Military Veterans Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • KwaZulu-Natal Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • Western Cape Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • Northern Cape Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • GCIS Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • Limpopo Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • Gauteng Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • Free State Mandela Day pictorials, 18 Jul
  • Eastern Cape Budget Vote Activation pictorials, 26 May
  • Mpumalanga Budget Vote stakeholder engagement session, 26 May
  • KwaZulu-Natal Budget Vote activation, 26 May
  • Gauteng Budget Vote activation, 26 May
  • North West Budget vote live viewing, 26 May
  • Free State Budget Vote pictorials, 26 May
  • Mabopane train station community outreach, 5 May
  • Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala outlines DTT campaign at Emalahleni Community Radio, 24 Apr
  • Human Rights Day, 21 Mar
  • KwaZulu-Natal Imbizo, 8 Mar
  • Post-SoNA Interdepartmental Youth Career Expo, 3-4 Mar
  • SoNA live viewing events, 9 Feb

  State of the Nation Address mobilisation events

  
  
  
  • • Pictorial of mobilisation events in KwaZulu-Natal, North West Province, Mpumalanga, Free State and Eastern Cape
    • KwaZulu-Natal: Dundee, 8 Feb
    • KwaZulu-Natal: Impendle Taxi Rank, 8 Feb
    • Mpumalanga: Nkangala District Municipality, 7 Feb
    • Northern Cape: Kurara FM community radio station, 7 Feb
    • Mpumalanga: Mkhondo Local Municipality, 6 Feb
    • KwaZulu-Natal: Melmoth, 6 Feb
    • Eastern Cape: Ntabankulu Taxi Rank, 30 Jan
    • Western Cape: West Coast

  2016

  • Colloquium of Nelson Mandela’s dream, 5 Dec 2016
  • Imbizo Focus Week: Nyanga, Western Cape, 9 Nov 2016
  • Provincial and Local Liaison (PLL) on the right track, 9 Oct 2016
  • Thusong Week: Nophoyi Thusong Service Centre, 20 Sep 2016
  • Thusong Week: Phiritona Thusong Service Centre, 19 Sep 2016
  • Thusong Week: Hennenman outreach, 19 Sep 2016
  • Thusong Week Launch, 19 Sep 2016
  • Local government elections, 3 Aug 2016
  • Funeral of Reverend Makhenkesi Stofile at the Fort Hare University in Alice, Eastern Cape, 25 Aug 2016
  • Women’s Day celebration in Gauteng, 9 Aug 2016
  • Department of Rural Development dedicates 67 minutes by planting seeds in the Bonteheuwel Community Garden, 18 Jul 2016
  • Mandela Day 2016 – Oudtshoorn Municipal Area, 18 Jul 2016
  • Taking Youth to Parliament Mandela Month 2016, 18 Jul 2016
  • Ministerial DTT outreach programme, 13 May 2016
  • GCIS and Road Accident Fund on Pick ‘N Pay Centre Mall activation, 14 May 2016
  • Post-SoNA Seminar with Deputy Minister Oliphant, 14 Apr 2016
  • Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana hosts a Post-SoNa Seminar at Gert Sibande District in Mpumalanga, 14 Apr 2016
  • Exhibition for Egyptian Delegates at the Mamelodi Thusong Service Centre, 15 Apr 2016
  • Limpopo Pictorial Report on the Ministerial DTT Outreach Programme, 17 Apr 2016
  • Imbizo by Minister of Public Enterprise, 14 April 2016
  • Department of Basic Education takes National Imbizo Focus Week to Dunoon in the Western Cape, 6 Apr 2016
  • Launch of National Imbizo focus week at Ga Seleka Community hall at Lephalale Local Municipality in Limpopo, 6 Apr 2016
  • Uthungulu District drought relief Imbizo, 3 Apr 2016
  • Pre-SoNA Street Walk About in Hatfield, 11 Feb 2016
  • Pre-State of the Nation Address preparations and vox pops from different provinces, Feb 201

   

  2015

  • 16 Days of Activism Outreach – Closing Event at Mbhashe Local Municipality, 13 Dec 2015
  • Minister Muthambi hands over houses in Willowfontein, uMsunduzi Municipality KZN, 13 Dec 2015
  • National Imbizo Focus Week opening, 30 Nov 2015
  • Community Media Capacity Workshop in KwaZulu-Natal, 26 Nov 2015
  • Government Exhibition at Mamelodi Thusong Service Centre, 30 Oct 2015
  • Western Cape’s opening event of Annual thusong Service Week, 14-18 Sept 2015
  • Polokwane Correctional Facility media tour, 25 Aug 2015
  • Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams leads a women dialogue at Tshwane University of Technology, 21 Aug 2015
  • Presidential Imbizo at Eersterust, 21 Aug 2015
  • Nelson Mandela Day Programme by Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, 21 Jul 2015
  • Expanding the Legacy of Mandela, 17 Jul 2015
  • Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi contributes 67 Minutes in honour of Mandela Day, 16 Jul 2015
  • Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams Youth Programme in Taung, 16 Jul 2015
  • Public Sector Manager Forum on Broadcasting Digital Migration, 14 Jul 2015
  • Deputy Minister for Energy visits Ntabankulu Municipality, 26 Jun 2015
  • Siyahlola Presidential Monitoring, 23 June 2015
  • Launch of the Stigma and Discrimination Campaign in Durban, 9 June 2015
  • Memorial service of the late Mama Ruth Mompati, 21 May 2015
  • Budget Vote Engagement Session in Mpumalanga, 20 May 2015
  • Department of Communications Budget Vote 2015/16 vox pops, 20 May 2015
  • Department of Communications (DoC) Budget Vote Preparatory workshop with Stakeholders, 15 May 2015
  • Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration visits bereaved families of victims of recent violence against foreign nationals in Umlazi, 2 May 2015
  • Minister Faith Muthambi at Musina, Limpopo outreach against attacks on foreign nationals, 26 April 2015
  • Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams at Buffalo City Metro outreach against attacks on foreign nationals, 26 April 2015
  • Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Gugile Nkwinti joins outreach in QwaQwa against attacks on foreign nationals, 15 April 2015
  • Free State Premier leads outreach in QwaQwa against attacks on foreign nationals, 24-25 April 2015
  • Beit Bridge border post outreach against attacks on foreign nationals, 24 April 2015
  • Alexandra SAPS Imbizo, 24 April 2015
  • Ehlanzeni district outreach against attacks on foreign nationals, 24 April 2015
  • Port Elizabeth outreach against attacks on foreign nationals, 23 April 2015
  • Ekhurhuleni outreach attacks on foreign nationals, 22 April 2015
  • East London outreach against attacks on foreign nationals, 21 April 2015
  • King Goodwill Zwelithini’s Imbizo