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Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
26 Nov 2018
The Committee held a public hearing on the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill. The hearing was attended by officials from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS), Research ICT Africa, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Broadband Infraco, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the Open Access ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: discussion
20 Nov 2018
The Committee was told that the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill was a response to the national integrated information communication technology (ICT) policy White Paper, and sought to speed up the roll out of infrastructure, enhance competition in the industry, reduce the cost to communicate, and enhance the ICT regulatory mechanisms ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Internet for All; Cybersecurity; Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: discussion
13 Nov 2018
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) said that in 2019 the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) would be holding a symposium on 5G -- the fifth generation of cellular mobile communications -- for countries from Africa, and South Africa was pushing that the meeting should also discuss the digital ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill; SA Connect; iKamva Bill: adoption; with Deputy Minister
6 Nov 2018
The Committee met to hear responses from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) to questions posed the previous week on SA Connect’s activities, and for final consideration of the iKamva Bill [B10B -2018].
Members asked about the budget for last mile connectivity, on the total budget until 2020/21, ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
iKamva Bill: finalisation; SA Connect: status report
30 Oct 2018
The Committee met to deliberate on the IKAMVA Bill [B10B -2018] and to get an update on the progress report on SA Connect’s activities.
There was discussion on Members’ concern that training in the IT sector was through accredited courses provided by registered service providers and whether the board and ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
iKamva Bill: deliberations; Telecommunications and Postal Services BRRR
23 Oct 2018
BRRR available here once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Members deliberated on the iKamva Digital Skills Institute Bill with the Department of Telecommunication and Postal Services.
After the Parliamentary Legal Advisor had taken the Committee though the various clauses where changes had been introduced following ...
Basic Education
Basic Education BRRR; ELRC Collective Agreements; Current matters affecting Basic Education Sector
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a briefing from the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC), updating it on the ELRC’s collective agreements and current matters affecting – and of interest to -- the basic education sector.
The main issue that was ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SITA & SAPO 2017/18 Annual Reports; iKamva Bill: deliberations
16 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the South African Post Office (SAPO), the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), and Broadband Infraco (BBI) on their annual reports. The meeting concluded with the Members deliberating on the iKamva Digital Skills Institute Bill.
SAPO’s presentation focused on their highlights for the ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: proposed amendments
3 Oct 2018
The Committee reconvened for a second day to give consideration to the Minister’s responses to the Committee’s proposed amendments to the Competition Bill. The Committee had to adjourn the previous day owing to quorum issues. The meeting started at 09h30 but the Committee had to briefly adjourn as it did ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill; Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill: briefing; National Credit Amendment Bill: Committee Report
5 Sep 2018
The Committee continued with the consideration of the Committee Report on the National Credit Amendment Bill from the previous day. The discussion stalled once again on the minority view.
A comment had not been inserted as agreed to the previous day. There were exchanges between Members as to what could ...