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Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications & GCIS 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans plus analysis
17 Apr 2018
The Committee received an analysis of the Department’s Annual Performance Plan from the Committee Content Advisor. Matters to consider were:
- Funding of the department has been the major challenge (since 2014). The Office of the Chairperson was engaging the Parliament Budget Office on strategies to resolve the challenge
- ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & ICASA Quarter 2 performance; ICASA Council Chairperson legal opinion, with Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing from South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on their second quarter expenditure and performance reports.
The SABC said it remained cash constrained as it awaited formal feedback on its application for a government guarantee. The underperformance of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department & GCIS on 2017/18 2nd Quarter Performance Reports & plans to mitigate AGSA audit findings, with Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Committee received briefings on the Department and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) 2nd Quarter Performance Reports and plans to mitigate the AGSAs audit findings.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said the following:
-The biggest challenge with the voter registration was the problem of voters being without correct ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS on social grants & water crisis public awareness; 30 per cent ad spend; SABC / MDDA Board appointment procedure; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the new Minister and Deputy Minister as well as the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) to discuss a variety of issues. This included: GCIS audience segmentation model in relation to the public awareness plans on the distribution of social grants and national water crisis and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA Chairperson conviction: legal opinion; MDDA Board impact study findings
27 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to hear the legal opinion relating to the conviction of the chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Members also received a presentation from the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) on a recently completed impact study, where the brief had ...
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
SABC Investigation Report 2011: SIU briefing; Terms of reference (ToR) for 2017 SABC investigation
13 Feb 2018
Relevant Documents:
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act 74 of 1996.
Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999
Proclamation No. R. 58 of 2010
Proclamation No. R. 29 of 2017
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) briefed the Committee on the Special Investigation Report of 2011, and the Terms of Reference (TOR) ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
CEO removal at ICASA & Film and Publication Board; ICASA Chairperson conviction
6 Feb 2018
ICASA was requested to focus its presentation strictly on the settlement agreed for payment to suspended CEO Pakamile Pongwana who resigned in August 2017.
ICASA explained that last year the Council received several complaints on the misconduct of the previous CEO which included sexual charges and gross insubordination or insolence. ...
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 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar cane growers’ dispute: DTI progress report
29 Nov 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that it had appeared before the Committee on 12 October and 10 November 2017 about the ongoing dispute between the SA Cane Growers Association (SACGA) and the SA Farmer Development Association (SAFDA). SAFDA argued that it was not recognised by the sugar ...