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Defence and Military Veterans
DOD update on budget cuts, irregular expenditure on the compensation of employees & funding of exit mechanism for military personnel; with Deputy
23 Mar 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Defence (DoD) on a virtual platform to receive briefings on the progress of its engagements with National Treasury on its budget cuts, assistance to the DoD to curb irregular expenditure on the compensation of employees, funding of an exit mechanism for military ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT Revised 2021/22 APP; Media Monitoring Africa on 2021 LGE findings; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies on its revised 2021/2022 annual performance plan (APP), and by Media Monitoring Africa on how the media had fulfilled their mandates during the 2021 local government elections.
The Deputy Minister referred to ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Project Thusano and related matters: AGSA input, with Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual meeting platform for a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on its findings and recommendations relating to Project Thusano. In 2012, the Department of Defence entered into a bilateral agreement with the government of the Republic of Cuba for defence cooperation. This ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SAPO turnaround strategy; USAASA performance; ICASA, SABC, MDDA Board appointments; with Minister
15 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Minister provided reasons and an action report on USAASA's poor performance on broadcasting digital migration (BDM) and the broadband connection project and its irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The reason for unachieved targets for the first two programmes did ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & entities' 2021/22 Quarter 1 & 2 performance; with Ministry
8 Mar 2022
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies presented a performance report for it and its entities: SAPO, SABC, FPB, ICASA, NEMISA, BBI, MDDA, SITA, GCIS, USAASA. Each entity overview spoke to performance for each quarter for each programme; financial information; audit outcomes; and reasons for under-achievement.
Committee ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration; SA Connect; 4IR; consequence management, with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2022
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) gave a virtual briefing on the timelines for implementation of the Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) policy; SA Connect; 4IR Strategic Plan and consequence management by the Department. The Department said it had revised the BDM policy to now focus ...
Police
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedure) Amendment Bill: Introduction by CSPS; Consideration of underspending by SAPS, with Minister and Deputy Minister
16 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B25-2021]; and by the South African Police Services (the SAPS) on its underspending.
Members heard that the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 37 of 2013) (“Act”) provides for among ...