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Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS on social grants & water crisis public awareness; 30 per cent ad spend; SABC / MDDA Board appointment procedure; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the new Minister and Deputy Minister as well as the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) to discuss a variety of issues. This included: GCIS audience segmentation model in relation to the public awareness plans on the distribution of social grants and national water crisis and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA Chairperson conviction: legal opinion; MDDA Board impact study findings
27 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to hear the legal opinion relating to the conviction of the chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Members also received a presentation from the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) on a recently completed impact study, where the brief had ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister on SABC Memorandum of Incorporation & Shareholder Compact; Implementation of Committee recommendations
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Communications updated the Committee on the progress made by the Department on the Shareholders’ Compact and the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The Department also briefed Members on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2017 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Investigation Report 2011: SIU briefing; Terms of reference (ToR) for 2017 SABC investigation
13 Feb 2018
Relevant Documents:
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act 74 of 1996.
Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999
Proclamation No. R. 58 of 2010
Proclamation No. R. 29 of 2017
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) briefed the Committee on the Special Investigation Report of 2011, and the Terms of Reference (TOR) ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
CEO removal at ICASA & Film and Publication Board; ICASA Chairperson conviction
6 Feb 2018
ICASA was requested to focus its presentation strictly on the settlement agreed for payment to suspended CEO Pakamile Pongwana who resigned in August 2017.
ICASA explained that last year the Council received several complaints on the misconduct of the previous CEO which included sexual charges and gross insubordination or insolence. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration policy; SABC appointments; ICASA Chair conviction: Minister briefing
23 Jan 2018
The Minister updated the Committee on the status of Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM), as well as the appointment of the Chief Executive for the SABC. She dealt briefly with the appointment of the chairperson of the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA), informing Members that he had indeed been ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister of Communications on international treaties; ICASA and FPB removal of CEOs; Media Development and Diversity Agency; New Appointments to ICASA Council
28 Nov 2017
The Committee agreed to discuss the possibility of an investigation into state capture by Faith Muthambi, the former Minister of Communications, at the next meeting.
The Minister briefed the Committee on the outcomes of bilateral agreements held with neighbouring countries on matters of digital terrestrial television. The process had taken ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill: finalisation
21 Nov 2017
The Committee met to adopt the Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor said that what appeared in the B version of the Bill considered every constitutional and legal concern of the Committee.
The DA wanted to offer an addition to the wording of the definition of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Brand South Africa Quarter 1 performance: with Minister; Films and Publications Amendment Bill; Communications BRRR
14 Nov 2017
2017 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Brand South Africa briefed the Committee on its 2017/18 Quarter 1 performance. The overall achievement was high, as 92% of targets were reached. Brand SA spoke about international and domestic projects undertaken to improve the country’s brand, but emphasised that every South ...
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 ...