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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
13 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training considered and adopted the Legacy Report covering its oversight role over the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) during the past five years. It was the final meeting for the Fifth Parliament Committee, and the meeting focused on concluding matters and ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Connect progress report
12 Mar 2019
The Committee heard a briefing by the Department Telecommunications and Postal Services on progress made on SA Connect. The Department said the annual budget allocation for SA Connect was R9,7 million for 2018/19, which was only adequate to rollout connectivity to 63 facilities. A rollover amount of R110 million was ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SAPO update on SASSA grant payments, mail backlog, recapitalisation fund
5 Mar 2019
The South African Post Office reported on its SASSA grants migration, its mail backlog resulting from strikes throughout 2018, and SAPO’s use of the R2.9-billion funds provided by government in October 2018:
• Close to 7.5 billion of the 8.5 billion grants had been migrated to SAPO by 3 December ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee Oversight Report
27 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training discussed the report on its oversight visit to Northern Cape and Free State from 28 January to 01 February 2019 and minutes. The Committee adopted the oversight report and minutes for the 5th of December 2018 and the 13th of February 2019. ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Cost to Communicate: ICASA briefing
26 Feb 2019
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services. The Committee was briefed on the cost to communicate. There are a variety of factors that drive or influence the cost and prices of data services. The inquiry by the Competition Commission, ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Deputy Speaker ruling concerning comments by Mr Malema
22 Feb 2019
The conduct of Mr Malema during the president’s budget vote was not in contempt of Parliament. This was the advice the Subcommittee on Review of Rules was given when it received a legal opinion on the conduct of Mr Malema (EFF) which indicated there was nothing in the rules of ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Department Telecommunications and Postal Services: Mar-Dec 2018 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Department and a number of CEOs and industry leaders presented to the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services an overview of their industry’s performance for Quarters 1, 2 & 3 of the 2018/19 Financial Year.
As part of implementing the Climate and Culture Survey Action Plan, the Department ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: withdrawal, with Minister; Committee Legacy and Annual Reports
12 Feb 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services withdrew the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill.
The Minister indicated that while the Department would address concerns made by stakeholders in their submissions, it also had a responsibility to develop legislation and regulations for the sector and it also ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: public hearings day 2
27 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, representatives of Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, industry stakeholders and members of the public.
SENTECH submitted that subsection 19A (f) of the Electronic ...
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 ...