diff --git a/deployment/docker/requirements.txt b/deployment/docker/requirements.txt
index 2f7621b96..ef33580fa 100644
--- a/deployment/docker/requirements.txt
+++ b/deployment/docker/requirements.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ lxml==4.9.3
 oauthlib==3.2.2
 packaging==23.2
 Pillow==10.1.0
+pinax-announcements==4.0.1
+pinax-templates==3.0.0
 platformdirs==3.11.0
 psycopg2==2.9.9
 pycparser==2.21
diff --git a/django_project/minisass/settings.py b/django_project/minisass/settings.py
index 2d8066db9..c9abacecb 100644
--- a/django_project/minisass/settings.py
+++ b/django_project/minisass/settings.py
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
     'minisass_authentication',
     'monitor',
     'minisass',
+    'pinax.announcements',
+    'bootstrapform',
+    'pinax.templates',
     # 'google_analytics'
 ]
 
diff --git a/django_project/minisass/urls.py b/django_project/minisass/urls.py
index 23646ba3c..e9df66ba0 100644
--- a/django_project/minisass/urls.py
+++ b/django_project/minisass/urls.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 from minisass.views import (
     GroupScoresListView,
     VideoListView,
-    GetMobileApp
+    GetMobileApp,
+    get_announcements
 )
 
 from minisass_frontend.views import ReactHomeView
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
     path('group-scores/', GroupScoresListView.as_view(), name='group-scores'),
     path('videos/', VideoListView.as_view(), name='video-list'),
     path('mobile-app/', GetMobileApp.as_view(), name='get-mobile-app'),
+    path('announcements/', get_announcements, name='get_announcements'),
 
     path('jsi18n/<str:packages>/', JavaScriptCatalog.as_view(), name='javascript-catalog'),  # Use JavaScriptCatalog directly
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
diff --git a/django_project/minisass/views.py b/django_project/minisass/views.py
index 5d99f09bd..8097a54f9 100644
--- a/django_project/minisass/views.py
+++ b/django_project/minisass/views.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     VideoSerializer,
     MobileAppSerializer
 )
+from django.http import JsonResponse
+from pinax.announcements.models import Announcement
+from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 class GroupScoresListView(generics.ListAPIView):
     queryset = GroupScores.objects.all().order_by('name')
@@ -28,3 +31,28 @@ class GetMobileApp(APIView):
     def get(self, request):
         mobile_app = MobileApp.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('-id').first()
         return Response(self.serializer_class(mobile_app).data)
+
+
+def get_announcements(request):
+    current_time = now()
+    
+    user_is_authenticated = request.user.is_authenticated if request.user else False
+
+    announcements = Announcement.objects.filter(
+        publish_start__lte=current_time,
+        publish_end__gte=current_time,
+        site_wide=True
+    )
+    
+    if user_is_authenticated:
+        announcements = announcements | Announcement.objects.filter(
+            publish_start__lte=current_time,
+            publish_end__gte=current_time,
+            members_only=True
+        )
+    else:
+        announcements = announcements.exclude(members_only=True)
+
+    announcements_data = announcements.values('title', 'content', 'dismissal_type')
+    return JsonResponse(list(announcements_data), safe=False)
+
diff --git a/django_project/minisass_frontend/src/components/Banner/index.tsx b/django_project/minisass_frontend/src/components/Banner/index.tsx
index dcdc1e76e..3d635db4e 100644
--- a/django_project/minisass_frontend/src/components/Banner/index.tsx
+++ b/django_project/minisass_frontend/src/components/Banner/index.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,40 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { AiOutlineClose } from 'react-icons/ai';
+import { globalVariables } from '../../utils';
 
 const Banner: React.FC = () => {
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
+  const [announcements, setAnnouncements] = useState([]);
+  const [showCloseButton, setShowCloseButton] = useState(false);
 
+  const announcements_url = globalVariables.baseUrl + '/announcements/';
+  
+  // Fetch announcements from the API
   useEffect(() => {
-    if(visible)
+    fetch(announcements_url)
+      .then((response) => response.json())
+      .then((data) => {
+        if (data.length > 0) {
+          setAnnouncements(data);
+          const shouldShowCloseButton = data.some(announcement => announcement.dismissal_type !== 1);
+          setShowCloseButton(shouldShowCloseButton);
+          setVisible(true); 
+        } else {
+          setVisible(false);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => console.error('Error fetching announcements:', error));
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (showCloseButton && visible) {
       const timer = setTimeout(() => {
         setVisible(false);
       }, 15000);
 
-    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
-  }, []);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
+  }, [visible, showCloseButton]);
 
   const bannerStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
     backgroundColor: '#003f81',
@@ -32,15 +55,13 @@ const Banner: React.FC = () => {
 
   const textStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
     flex: 1,
-    textAlign: 'center',
-    marginTop: '2%'
+    textAlign: 'center'
   };
 
   const buttonStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
     color: 'white',
     background: 'transparent',
     border: 'none',
-    marginTop: '2%',
     display: 'flex',
     alignItems: 'center'
   };
@@ -49,15 +70,19 @@ const Banner: React.FC = () => {
     <>
       {visible && (
         <div style={bannerStyle}>
-          <span style={textStyle}>
-            The miniSASS site will undergo routine maintenance on Friday, 30th August 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the brief downtime.
-          </span>
-          <button
-            onClick={() => setVisible(false)}
-            style={buttonStyle}
-          >
-            <AiOutlineClose size={24} />
-          </button>
+          <div style={textStyle}>
+            {announcements.map((announcement, index) => (
+              <div key={index}>
+                <strong>{announcement.title}</strong><br />
+                {announcement.content}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+          {showCloseButton && (
+            <button onClick={() => setVisible(false)} style={buttonStyle}>
+              <AiOutlineClose size={24} />
+            </button>
+          )}
         </div>
       )}
     </>