Media briefing by Finance Minister following the President’s address to the nation
The Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, will today at 14h00 brief the media following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a R500 billion package of economic measures aimed at addressing challenges facing the economy, hard hit by a recession, Covid-19, and sovereign credit rating downgrades. The Minister will be joined by National Treasury executives.
Media Participation: Journalists may view the briefing via live streaming on the SA Government Facebook page, Twitter and YouTube channels on the links below.
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/GovernmentZA
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/GovernmentZA
- YouTube: http://youtube.com/GovernmentZA
For interaction, journalists may call and pose their questions using the following number: 0800 142 446.
SABC will provide pool feed as follows:
- Downlink Frequency 12649.5
- Symbol Rate: 2.7 M/Sym
- Hd 10801 25 H.264 4:2:0
- Rollof factor 5%
- DVB- S2 8psk
- Audio Channel 1 256kbs
Members of the media are further advised that the Minister of COGTA, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ebrahim Patel, will provide a detailed briefing on the classification of industries as part of the risk adjusted strategy on re-opening the economy as announced by President Ramaphosa. The briefing will serve as the official launch of the Risk Adjusted Strategy for public comment and consultation.
This briefing is scheduled as follows:
Date: Saturday, 25 April 2020
Time: 10h00
Enquiries:
William Baloyi
Cell: 083 390 7147
