Communications and Digital Technologies
SA Postbank Limited A/B; BBI Annual Report 2021/22; Outstanding legal cases in the Portfolio; PPSA Report; with Deputy Minister
17 Feb 2023
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC on going concern addressed by AGSA; SAPO and Postbank on contract value chain and cyber security incidents; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Communications received a briefing from the South African Broadcasting Corporation on the on-going concern addressed by the Auditor-General of South Africa. The Committee also received a briefing from the South African Post Office and the Postbank on contract value chain and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board recommendations: adoption; SA Postbank Ltd Amendment Bill: proposed amendments
24 Nov 2022
Committee Report on the filling of 12 board vacancies on South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
The Portfolio Committee was presented with its Sub-Committee report on the recommended candidates for the SABC Board. Members of the full Committee were hesitant to adopt the report as they had reservations about two ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(SubCommittee) SABC Board Vacancies: deliberations and recommendation
24 Nov 2022
The Sub-Committee convened to deliberate and finalise the list of recommended candidates for appointment to the South African Broadcasting Corporation board. The political parties prioritised gender, expertise, and interview performance in selecting their preferred candidates. Unlike the ANC, DA, and IFP, the EFF only nominated two candidates. The operated ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SA Postbank Limited Amendment Bill: deliberations; SITA, SABC, SAPO, DCDT and USAASA/USAF on material irregularities and action plan to address the AG concerns
22 Nov 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) to discuss the material irregularities identified by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) in the Department and some of its entities, and the action plans to address the AGSA's concerns. The Committee also neared the finish ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Postbank Annual Reports 2019-2022: AGSA & Department input; SA Postbank Limited Amendment Bill; with Deputy Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Postbank briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the audit outcomes and financial statements of the Postbank following its separation from the South African Post Office. Although the liquidity ratio was satisfactory, concerns were raised around the lack of implementation ...
Defence
SA National Maritime Security Strategy; DoD/Armscor Service Level Agreement
10 Nov 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened virtually for briefings by the Department of Transport on South Africa’s National Maritime Security Strategy, and the Department of Defence (DoD) and ARMSCOR on their Service Level Agreement (SLA).
The Committee was informed that the National Maritime Security Strategy had not been ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans Progress; National Database for military veterans; NSFAS backlog; with Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on progress achieved by the Presidential Task Team (PTT) in finalising a wide range of outstanding issues. These included updating the national database, clearing the student funding backlog, the Department's organisational redesign, repatriation ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DoD on consequence management and update on alleged non-payment of Umzimvubu Regiment; with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans on consequence management and an update on the alleged non-payment of the Umzimvubu Regiment.
Members were concerned that the Chief and the Accounting Officer of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were not present in the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Monitoring implementation of Audit Action Plan and related challenges; DoD fleet management policy and procurement of essential goods; DoD & DMV BRRRs; with Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans briefed the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting on the reports from the audit committee and the internal audit unit on monitoring the implementation of the audit action plans, including the related challenges. The Department advised ...