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Public Service and Administration
DPSA, Public Service Commission, Centre for Public Innovation Service, National School of Government 2018 quarterly performance; with Minister
12 Sep 2018
The Public Service Commission (PSC), the National School of Government (NSG), the Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) and the Department of Public Service and Administration presented their quarterly performance reports to the Portfolio Committee.
The PSC said it had achieved 93.8% of its fourth quarter targets, bringing the full ...
Public Service and Administration
Government mandates & budget allocation; PSC promotion of constitutional values in public service; Election of Chairperson; with Minister
30 May 2018
The formal election of Mr Joe Maswanganyi (ANC) as its new Chairperson was the first order of business for the Committee when it met to hear briefings from the Public Service Commission (PSC), National Treasury (NT) and the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME).
The Minister of Public Service ...
Public Service and Administration
Disciplinary cases in Public Service; DPSA & Public Service Commission; Free State Progress Report, with Minister
7 Mar 2018
The Department of Public Service and Administration discipline trends in the public service has revealed that it takes too long to finalise disciplinary cases, which is contrary to the enabling prescripts. According to the latest PERSAL report ending 31 December 2017 the average number of days it takes departments to ...
Home Affairs
African Union Vision 2063: Home Affairs & DIRCO progress report on migration, regional integration and Africa Passport, with Minister
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Portfolio Committees on Home Affairs and International Relations on progress made with the implementation of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 as it related to migration, regional integration and African passports, in response on the issues raised at a seminar held on ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Brand South Africa 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister
11 Oct 2017
Brand South Africa (BSA) achieved 44 out of 52 targets set in the 2016/17 financial year. The entity received an ‘unqualified’ opinion without findings in the 2015/16 financial year and maintained this outcome in 2016/17. In terms of financial management, BSA’s current ratio – reflecting the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & MDDA 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister; MDDA inquiry proposal
10 Oct 2017
Open letters were received from the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) and the SABC 8 about their concerns about governance at the SABC and the delay in the President appointing a permanent SABC board. Some Committee members felt that the SABC 8 were acting ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications & GCIS 2016/17 Annual Reports, with AGSA input; with Minister and Deputy
3 Oct 2017
The Committee received a briefing on the analysis of the 2016/17 annual reports of the Department of Communications (DoC) and its entities, as well as the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) reported on its audit findings on the DoC and its entities.
The ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Media Development and Diversity Agency status: Minister & Deputy briefing
14 Sep 2017
The Minister of Communications briefed the Committee on the status of the Agency.
The MDDA is facing a host of challenges. Currently there are only three board members and a quorating board needs five members. Parliament recently recommended two new appointments to the Board and these are being processed. As ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC on its Quarter 4 performance & SABC Board inquiry recommendations, with Minister
13 Jun 2017
The Communications Minister and the SABC Interim Board briefed the Committee on recent developments surrounding the dismissal by the court of acting but suspended COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
The Minister told members that she felt the decision by the court was fair. The SABC Interim Board chairperson Ms Kweyama repeatedly told ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Film & Publication Amendment Bill: socio-economic impact assessment & amendments; MDDA & ICASA vacancies, with Minister
16 May 2017
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System of 2015 [awaited]
In the presence of the Minister of Communications, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the compliance of the Films and Publication Amendment Bill with Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS).
DPME noted that Parliament had instructed that ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
MDDA & Brand SA Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy Minister
9 May 2017
The Committee hosted the Minister of Communications and the Deputy Minister, the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Brand South Africa to receive briefings on the annual performance plans and engage both agencies.
The Minister in her address on MDDA highlighted that the objective of the MDDA was to ...
Public Service and Administration
Department of Public Service and Administration, NSG, CPSI & PSC on their 2015/16 Annual Reports with Auditor General; Progress Report on implementation of recommendations contained in budget report
12 Oct 2016
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), the National School of Government (NSG), the Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) presented their 2015/16 annual reports to the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration/ Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
The DPSA had achieved 45 ...