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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Innovations for Improving Local Government Service Delivery: Armscor, CSIR, SALGA, MISA briefing
8 Nov 2017
The Committee met with ARMSCOR, CSIR, SALGA, MISA and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to receive a briefing on innovations from the institutions and its opinion on how the innovations could assist with improving service delivery in local government. Presentations were received from ARMSCOR, CSIR, and DST, while ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & ICASA Quarter 1 performance, Minister on court ruling on ministerial powers; with Deputy Minister present
7 Nov 2017
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) briefed the Committee on its Quarter 1 Performance for its six programmes: Administration, Licensing, Policy Research and Analysis, Engineering and Technology, Regions and Compliance and Consumer Affairs. The overall performance in achieving the targets of all programmes was 72.7%, signifying a major ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Print + Broadcasting sector status reports by Association of Independent Publishers + ICT Union; ICASA Council recommendations
31 Oct 2017
The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) briefed the Committee on the difficulties that community media face. It claimed that the organisation represented over 250 publications, and reached over 26 million people across South Africa. Community print media was independently owned by members of the community, whereas local media was owned ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board interviews: deliberations & recommendations; MDDA Board: Interviews, deliberations and recommendations
5 Sep 2017
The Committee deliberated on the outcome of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board interviews and nominated 12 candidates for appointment to the Board. The Committee Report on process of the appointment of the Board was not unanimously agreed to however - the DA, EFF and COPE objected to the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: interviews day 3
1 Sep 2017
The Committee conducted interviews of the remaining 12 out of 36 shortlisted candidates to serve on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.
Mr Michael Bauer had been shortlisted by the Committee to be interviewed but concerns were raised by the legal team that since he was not a South ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: interviews day 2
31 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Communications interviewed 12 short-listed candidates to serve on the SABC Board.
The following candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: interviews day 1
30 Aug 2017
The Committee met to interview prospective candidates to serve on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
The following candidates were interviewed:
Communications and Digital Technologies
MDDA & ICASA Board: Shortlisting of candidates
25 Aug 2017
The Committee was briefed by its Content Adviser on the process to appoint candidates for the vacant positions on the boards of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA).
Parliamentary advertisements had closed at the end of June for nominations for the three vacant ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Shortlisting of SABC Board candidates: preliminary discussion
15 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Communications convened to deliberate on the short-listing and interview processes involved in the selection of candidates for the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). This followed the dissolution of the previous Board by Parliament earlier this year, and the appointment of an interim Board. ...
Basic Education
Inclusive Education and Special Education: DBE Progress Report; with Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
The Department of Basic Education discussed the progress the Department has made in the sector of Inclusive Education and Special Education. Some of the issues raised at the meeting include:
• The uncertainty about the number of children with special needs who are not in schools and have been placed ...