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Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister on SABC Memorandum of Incorporation & Shareholder Compact; Implementation of Committee recommendations
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Communications updated the Committee on the progress made by the Department on the Shareholders’ Compact and the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The Department also briefed Members on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2017 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration policy; SABC appointments; ICASA Chair conviction: Minister briefing
23 Jan 2018
The Minister updated the Committee on the status of Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM), as well as the appointment of the Chief Executive for the SABC. She dealt briefly with the appointment of the chairperson of the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA), informing Members that he had indeed been ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister of Communications on international treaties; ICASA and FPB removal of CEOs; Media Development and Diversity Agency; New Appointments to ICASA Council
28 Nov 2017
The Committee agreed to discuss the possibility of an investigation into state capture by Faith Muthambi, the former Minister of Communications, at the next meeting.
The Minister briefed the Committee on the outcomes of bilateral agreements held with neighbouring countries on matters of digital terrestrial television. The process had taken ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Brand South Africa Quarter 1 performance: with Minister; Films and Publications Amendment Bill; Communications BRRR
14 Nov 2017
2017 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Brand South Africa briefed the Committee on its 2017/18 Quarter 1 performance. The overall achievement was high, as 92% of targets were reached. Brand SA spoke about international and domestic projects undertaken to improve the country’s brand, but emphasised that every South ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & ICASA Quarter 1 performance, Minister on court ruling on ministerial powers; with Deputy Minister present
7 Nov 2017
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) briefed the Committee on its Quarter 1 Performance for its six programmes: Administration, Licensing, Policy Research and Analysis, Engineering and Technology, Regions and Compliance and Consumer Affairs. The overall performance in achieving the targets of all programmes was 72.7%, signifying a major ...
Energy
Department of Energy Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy
10 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
The meeting to consider the annual report of the Department of Energy (DoE) got off to a controversial start when Members of opposition parties questioned if the meeting was legal or not, as they wanted an assurance from the Minister of Energy that the appointment of ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
NERSA &Strategic Fuel Fund 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
4 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
The Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2016/17. The SFF had tank rentals revenue growth of over 400% over the past three years. The SFF also had cash balances in excess of R7bn amidst many State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) being insolvent. In ...
Energy
Department of Energy on Quarter 4 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Aug 2017
The Minister of Energy in her opening remarks clarified the following:
• The high vacancy rate and the recent interviews conducted for three DDGs, as well as her efforts to ensure that DoE agencies advertise all their vacancies;
• The high vacancy rate was due to the new department structure ...
Energy
Sale of strategic fuel stock by Strategic Fuel Fund: Minister of Energy, Central Energy Fund & SSF input
30 May 2017
Presentation document not made available
Lies, theft and dishonesty surround the mysterious sale of the country’s fuel stock reserves. This emerged during the Portfolio Committee on Energy’s discussion when the Minister of Energy was presenting the findings of a preliminary report into the controversial sale of the fuel stock.
It ...
Energy
Department of Energy on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance
2 May 2017
In her first appearance before the Committee, the newly designated Minister of Energy, Ms Mmamaloko Kubayi covered a wide range of important topics that were of concern to Members, particularly those related to the lack of trust and transparency from which the Department of Energy (DoE) was suffering. The meeting ...