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Communications and Digital Technologies
Interviews of Candidates for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Council
3 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met for the interviews of candidates for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Council. The following candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Communications and Digital Technologies
Constitutional and Legal Services Unit on Legal Opinion relating to removal of SABC Board members; Shorlisting of candidates for SABC Board
26 May 2015
The Committee was told by parliament legal team that in terms of Section 13 of the Broadcasting Act, 12 non-executive members of the SABC board had been appointed by the President, on the advice of Parliament. Section 15 of the same Act provides for the removal of board members by ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on Department of Communications budget
12 May 2015
The Committee's draft Report on the adoption of the budget for the Department of Communications (the Department) and its entities was tabled and discussed. Members suggested a number of grammatical and syntax amendments, which were agreed to.
Members then began to consider the more detailed content of the Report, going ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Media Development and Diversity Agency & Film and Publications Board on their 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans, with Minister in attendance
22 Apr 2015
MDDA’s board chairperson said that the entity was entrusted with the responsibility of promoting media development and diversity in South Africa. One way of promoting this was through provision of financial support to community non-profit and small commercial media projects but also encouraging ownership, control of and access to media ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC handing over control to MultiChoice; Department of Communications; GCIS; ICASA; SABC; Brand South Africa 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans, with Minister & Auditor General; MDDA Board recommendations
21 Apr 2015
The Minister of Communications said that the Department’s Strategic Plan imperatives were the product of a collaborative effort to take the Department forward. ICASA had reduced its strategic goals from eight to three to enable the Department and Committee to measure them. This approach also enabled ICASA to focus on ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Interviews of candidates for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board: day 2
1 Apr 2015
The Sub-Committee of the Portfolio Committee on Communications interviewed two candidates for vacancies on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board. This followed the 11 interviews that the Committee had conducted on the previous day. The Committee thereafter deliberated in a closed meeting and indicated that the successful candidates ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Interviews of candidates for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board: day 1
31 Mar 2015
The Sub-Committee of the Portfolio Committee on Communications met to interview candidates for vacancies on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board. There were 13 candidates that had been shortlisted out of 46 nominations received to fill the three vacancies on the board. This follows the resignation of Dr ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC and MDDA Boards: discussion on shortlisting for interviews
24 Mar 2015
The Sub-committee of the Portfolio Committee on Communications had a late start as Members had not been furnished with the CVs of the applicants for the vacant board positions at the Media Development and Diversity Agency and the South African Broadcasting Corporation. It was agreed that the Committee could not ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister of Communications on the state of the SABC
17 Mar 2015
The Communications Minister, Ms Faith Muthambi, and a delegation from the Department and the SABC briefed the Committee on the status of progress at the SABC. The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and Acting Board Chairman, Professor Mbulaheni Obert Magushe, actively engaged with Members during the discussions. The Minister, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration state of readiness: Department of Communications, Sentech, SA Post Office; Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)
10 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Communications and on Telecommunication and Postal Services were jointly briefed by the Department of Communications, Sentech, USAASA and the South African Postal Service on their preparedness to rollout Broadcasting Digital Migration. After concerns were raised about the absence of the Communications Minister, Members queried the three-time ...