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Third Term Programme; Minutes
28 Jul 2020
YouTube: MDDA
YouTube: ICASA
Audio: Third Term Programme; Minutes Part 2
The Portfolio Committee on Communications convened, on a virtual platform, to adopt all outstanding minutes and its third term programmes. All minutes were adopted.
In the third term, entities ...
Communications
MDDA Board vacancies: Committee Report Shortlisting candidates for interviews
21 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 21 May 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to consider a request from the Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation on four Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board Vacancies. 126 nominations were received after the vacancies were advertised ...
Communications
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies & SABC 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
19 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications,19 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies and the South African Broadcasting Corporation briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance Plans and budgets for 2020/21 year, their five-year Strategic Plans (2020 to 2025) ...
Communications
GCIS & South African Post Office 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 14 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Committee convened to receive briefings from the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) on their 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans and budgets in a virtual ...
Communications
GCIS Communication Strategy on COVID-19; with Ministry in the Presidency
8 May 2020
Video: JM: PC on Communications and SC on Public Enterprises and Communication, 8 May 2020
Audio: GCIS on its Covid-19 related programmes and projects and related issues
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Schedule of Services to be phased in as per COVID-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy
President Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa's response ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Introductory Workshop on Gender-Responsive Planning & Budgeting & role of Multi-Party Women’s Caucus, with Minister
12 Mar 2020
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus was convened to receive two briefings: the Gender Responsive Budgeting and Planning Background, and the Role of the Multi- Party Women’s Caucus in Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting. Members were very concerned at receiving 16 apologies for absenteeism and the Chairperson aptly remarked that ‘since the ...
Communications
Convergence of entities reporting to Department & appointment process of SOE board members: briefing; with Minister
3 Mar 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Communications was briefed by the Minister of Communications and senior management of the Departments of Communications and Telecommunication and Postal Services regarding the process of merging them into one, as well as the reconfiguration of their entities. The name of the new department would be the ...
Communications
ICASA Council vacancies: Sub-committee short-listing of candidates
11 Feb 2020
The Sub-committee of the Portfolio Committee on Communications met to perform the short-listing of 20 candidates for five vacancies on the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Council, and to consider and adopt its first term draft programme. The meeting followed requests received from the Minister of Communications and ...
Communications
ICASA Council vacancies: shortlisting of candidates
11 Feb 2020
The Portfolio Committee met for the adoption of the report on the filling of vacancies in the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Council (ICASA). This followed a previous engagement held by the sub-committee to fulfil its duty of short-listing 20 candidates for the Council, as mandated by the Minister ...
Communications
Implementation of Broadcast Digital Migration policy; Draft Performance Management System for ICASA; with Deputy Minister
4 Feb 2020
The Committee received presentations from the Department of Communications on the Broadcasting Digital Migration programme and on the Performance Management System for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa [ICASA].
The Department reported that the deadline for digital migration has been moved to 2021 after Cabinet approval. The programme remains ...
