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Science and Technology
Science and Technology Budget Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss the changes to the budget report.
The Members discussed the correctness of the bracket that was on page two of the report, it was agreed by all Members that the sentence should be left as it was. Members also questioned the relevance of one ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Budget Review and Recommendations Report
22 Oct 2014
The Committee discussed the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Science and Technology. The report provided an assessment of the performance of the Department. The introduction summarised the mandate and the role of the Portfolio Committee, what the Committee did to complete the BRRR and the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Communications portfolio: input by Auditor-General & Public Service Commission; Minister & entities responses
21 Oct 2014
The Committee was briefed by Auditor-General South Africa on the 2013/14 audit outcomes of the Department of Communications and its entities. It was provided with an evaluation by the Public Service Commission on the quality of the public administration of the Department of Communications and its entities. The SABC Chief ...
Science and Technology
DST, National Advisory Council on Innovation, SANSA, TIA, HSRC, & AISA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2014
Department of Science and Technology 2013/14 Annual Report Presentation
For the year under review, DST achieved 77% of its targets and 16% of targets were only partly achieved. Programme 2 (Research, Development and Innovation) achieved only 38% of its targets. The target to have four MeerKAT antennae designed and installed ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Inquiry into SABC Board Chairperson alleged misrepresentation of academic qualifications to Parliament
14 Oct 2014
The inquiry was about the misrepresentation of academic qualifications from UNISA by SABC Board Chairperson, Ms Zandile Ellen Tshabalala, when she was nominated for the SABC Board. She was also being charged for lying to a commissioner of oaths. Her legal representative insisted that he was not ready to proceed ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Space policy and regulation: South African Council for Space Affairs briefing
17 Sep 2014
The South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) presented to the Portfolio Committees of Trade and Industry and Science and Technology on why space technology was important for South Africa, what the societal benefits were and the context for the importance of policy regulation.
The three main pillars of space ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its human capital development initiatives
10 Sep 2014
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) was responsible for research development and support, and innovation across the national system of innovation. It had a budget of R6.5 billion, which supported 720 000 learners and 9 771 students. The National Development Plan (NDP) required that more than 100 doctoral graduates ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Film & Publications Board briefing, request to House to conduct inquiry into SABC board Chairperson, in presence of Deputy Minister
9 Sep 2014
The Film and Publications Board (FPB) explained its mission, vision and values to the Committee, noting that it was first constituted as the Censor Board to censor undesirable content, but from 1994 was transformed into the FPB under the Department of Home Affairs, with a shift in its focus from ...
Science and Technology
South African National Space Agency (SANSA) & Human Science Research Council (HSRC) on their 2014 priorities
29 Jul 2014
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) presented during the afternoon session of the all-day meeting on 30 July 2014.
SANSA presented its programmes, 2014/15 priorities and deliverables, financials, and key performance indicators. Its mandate was the promotion and use of space, foster ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
PC communications: Second Term Committee Programme
29 Jul 2014
The Committee considered and approved its programme for the second term. There was discussion about whether the Public Protector’s report could be dealt with in one session. Despite objections from the EFF and the DA, the Chairperson and the majority of members agreed that the appointment of the South African ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA, MDDA, Sentech & SABC on their 2014 Strategic Plans, in presence of Minister of Communications
4 Jul 2014
A joint sitting of the Portfolio Committees on Communications, and on Telecommunications and Postal Services, in the presence of the Minister of Communications, heard presentations from Sentech, the Media Development and Diversity Agency(MDDA) , Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the SABC, on their budgets and strategic plans ...