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Trade, Industry and Competition
Department of Trade and Industry on Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme
25 Feb 2015
The Department of Trade Industry (DTI) briefed the Committee on the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP), focusing on the purpose of the programme, the application process and adjudication of applications, and the challenges.
The MCEP was a response to the global economic crisis, which had severely restricted the export market ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications & Communications strategy 2014-19: Deputy Minister progress report
17 Feb 2015
The Department of Communications (DoC) was established following the President’s pronouncement in May 2014. The DoC and the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Serviceshad met at ministerial level coordinated by the Presidency to address the transfer of legislative functions culminating in Proclamation 79 issued in the government gazette on 2 ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board Chairperson alleged misrepresentation of qualifications to National Assembly: Inquiry
3 Dec 2014
The Committee, despite the fact that Parliament had risen for the year, met to finally hold the inquiry into the alleged misconduct of SABC Board Chairperson, Ms Ellen Tshabalala, after many delays and court processes. The two charges against Ms Tshabalala were (1) misconduct in terms of the Broadcasting Act ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister on Establishment of Department of Communications & SABC Production & Advisory Board; MDDA Board: recommended candidates
11 Nov 2014
The Committee was brief on the new establishment of the Department of Communications that included the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Brand South Africa (Brand SA), South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), Film and Publication Board (FPB), and the Government Communication and Information ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Strategic Planning; Media Development and Diversity Agency Board Vacancy: discussion; Budget Review and Recommendations Report: deferred
28 Oct 2014
The Chairperson proposed an adjustment to the agenda of the meeting to: adoption of minutes; adoption of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report 2012/2013 (BRRR); discussions on the Committee Strategic Planning 2014 – 2019 and Annual Performance Plan 2014 – 2015; and then discussions on the Media Development and Diversity ...
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 ...
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 ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & MDDA on their 3rd Quarter Performance, with Minister
16 Sep 2014
The SABC’s third quarter performance report showed that it had succeeded in achieving good results in some areas. Total revenue was R2.1 billion -- R143 million higher than the budget. Total expenditure was R1.69 billion -- R153 million above the budget. The surplus was R371 million, which was R26 million ...
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 ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Public Protector's SABC Report: response by Minister of Communications
26 Aug 2014
The Minister of Communications, Ms Faith Muthambi, briefed the Committee on the actions taken in response to the Public Protector’s Report on the SABC. The Public Protector had found that the appointment of Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Acting Chief Operations Officer (COO) was irregular. ...