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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
SABC Board: shortlisting for interviews; appointment process road map
22 Aug 2017
Shortlisted Candidates for SABC Board CV’s
The Committee received a briefing from the Committee Content Advisor on the road map for the appointment process of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.
The Committee had received a total of 643 applications, but only 363 applications had been accepted. Of the ...
Public Service and Administration
Minister & Director-General Absence; Public Service Commission on Jan-Jun 2017 performance
15 Aug 2017
The Committee was supposed to be briefed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, the National School of Government, Centre for Public Service Innovation and the Public Service Commission on their fourth quarter’s performance of 2016/17 financial year and first quarter performance of 2017/18 financial year. The Minister of ...
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. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Interim Board: progress report
1 Aug 2017
SABC Board Inquiry Final Report
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee advised the meeting that 362 applications for positions on the SABC Board had been received. The Committee’s support team was analysing applications to determine who met the criteria and what qualifications they had. The short-listing process would begin in ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Reports on Quarter 4 performance, GCIS & KwaZulu-Natal oversight visits
20 Jun 2017
Documents hande out:
Committee Reports on DOC Quarter 4 performance
GCIS & KwaZulu-Natal oversight visits [Committee Reports available Tabled Committee Reports once published]
Members of the opposition were not pleased that the Committee meeting began an hour later than scheduled while ANC Members met privately with the Department beforehand - ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Minister of Social Development briefing on CPS contract
7 Mar 2017
This was a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in a packed room. The Chairperson noted that it had been hoped to wrap up the matter of the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract the previous Tuesday, following the initial engagement in ...
Ad Hoc Committee on SABC Board Inquiry
Hearings: Krish Naidoo, Philip Molefe & Itani Tsiesi; Multichoice as potential witness
9 Dec 2016
The Board of Inquiry Committee continued to take evidence from witnesses in the SABC matter. The Committee firstly discussed whether Multichoice should be called as a witness. The Committee concluded, after discussion, that it would be preferable to proceed with the process of interviewing direct witnesses from the SABC and ...
Ad Hoc Committee on SABC Board Inquiry
SABC Board inquiry: deliberations on the way forward
29 Nov 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee met to deliberate on a few preparatory matters; however the actual work on the inquiry would not go ahead because of the interdict against the Ad Hoc Committee brought by the remaining member of the SABC Board, Chairperson Prof. Maguvhe on Monday, 28 November 2016.
Members ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Short-listing of candidates for Appointment of Board Members to NYDA: meeting postponed
28 Nov 2016
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency could not proceed with the short-listing of candidates because it could not form a quorum even though Rule 27 of the Joint Rules stated the meeting could proceed with the business of the day ...