Government Communication and Information System
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The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is a department of the South African government charged with coordinating, managing, and advising on all government communication with the public, including media liaison. It is a unit in the Office of the President and falls under the political authority of the Minister in the Presidency. The head of GCIS is the director-general of the department and the official spokesperson of the South African government.
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Formed | 18 May 1998; 26 years ago (1998-05-18) |
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Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
Headquarters | Tshedimosetso House Hatfield, Pretoria |
Annual budget | R 757.430 million (2021/22) |
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Website | gcis |
The corporation was established on 18 May 1998 in terms of Section 7 (subsections 2 and 3) of the Public Service Act, 1994. It replaced the apartheid-era South African Communication Service.[1]