SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK-DEATH CASE

SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK-DEATH CASE

(240613) -- PRETORIA, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo provided by Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) of South Africa shows South African Minister of Health Joe Phaahla speaking during a media briefing in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "South Africa on high alert after 5 cases of monkeypox confirmed" (GCIS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

South Africa raises public awareness of broadcasting digital migration

STORY: South Africa raises public awareness of broadcasting digital migration DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: PRETORIA, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of GCIS building 2. various of press briefing 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KHUMBUDZO NTSHAVHENI, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies STORYLINE: As the deadline for subsidized set-top boxes approaches in South Africa, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has increased public awareness of the national broadcasting digital migration and analog switch-off. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has announced a new registration deadline of Sept. 30 to complete the migration from analog to digital for improved services. The final switch-off date will be announced later. The extended window gives needy households another chance to sign up for government-funded set-top boxes. South Africa's migration to digital TV is 11 years behind schedule. SOUNDBITE (English): KHUMBUDZ

Annual Global Africa Communications Week held in Johannesburg

STORY: Annual Global Africa Communications Week held in Johannesburg DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony and speeches 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PHUMLA WILLIAMS, GCIS Director General STORYLINE: The Global Africa Communications Week 2022 is held from May 23 to 27 by the South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) under the theme "Ahead of the Curve: What's Next for Comms in Africa?". SOUNDBITE (English): PHUMLA WILLIAMS, GCIS Director General "This is our first day of this Global Africa Communications Week. It's a week where we celebrate Africa Day, but also celebrate these Africa successes. What we are going to be doing in this week is to use it to unearth some of the success stories of our continent, but also acknowledging that yes, as a continent, we still have our challenges, but I think we've got a lot to celebrate. Media in this country is right to tell the story as they see it is p

Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria

STORY: Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event with speakers addressing audience 2. various of the signing ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE LETSIKE, Co-Chairperson of SANAC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THEMBISILE XULU, CEO of SANAC STORYLINE: The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) on Wednesday facilitated the signing of the new Global Fund grant worth over 8.8 billion rands for the next three-year HIV and TB response cycle at Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) offices in Pretoria. The grant is administered at the country level through a structure known as the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism (GF-CCM). The GF-CCM is a multi-stakeholder structure mandated by the Global Fund to oversee grant implementation, which includes government, civil society, development partners, and private sector repr