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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. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: engagement with key stakeholders
15 Aug 2017
The meeting was a continuation of public hearings conducted by the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry to receive input from stakeholders regarding the provisions of the proposed Copyright Amendments Bill. On this occasion, it received submissions from artists, composers and the Department of Science and Technology.
Aspire, a South ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: public hearings day 2
3 Aug 2017
The Documentary Filmmakers Association (DFA) was on the whole pleased with the contents of the Bill but took issue with Clause 3 amending Section 5 and Clause 20 amending Section 21(1)(c) and proposed that they be struck from the Bill. Discussions between the Committee and the DFA centred on the ...
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 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Over-Indebtedness: National Treasury & National Credit Regulator
14 Jun 2017
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) and National Treasury briefed the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on over-indebtedness in South Africa and debt relief measures under consideration.
Briefing by the National Credit Regulator on over-indebtedness
According to NCR, as at 31 December 2016, there were 24.31 million credit active consumers, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC on its Quarter 4 performance & SABC Board inquiry recommendations, with Minister
13 Jun 2017
The Communications Minister and the SABC Interim Board briefed the Committee on recent developments surrounding the dismissal by the court of acting but suspended COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
The Minister told members that she felt the decision by the court was fair. The SABC Interim Board chairperson Ms Kweyama repeatedly told ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS on its Quarter 4 performance
9 Jun 2017
During the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) presentation and discussion period only ANC members and one DA member were present. Overall, the Committee said it was happy with the progress. However it did express concerns that GCIS was not doing enough to get crucial information such as about jobs ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt relief proposed policy: National Treasury input
24 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee for Trade and Industry was preparing legislation to deal with the over-indebtedness of the poorest of the poor in the country as a result of reckless lending by financial institutions and other creditors. National Treasury had been invited to present its views on the Credit Law Review ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill: socio-economic impact assessment system, interim report; MDDA Board member removal
23 May 2017
Parliamentary Legal Services briefed the Committee on the removal of a board member from the Media Development Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board. The board member had been recommended by the Committee in June 2015. A security screening followed which gave him security clearance. However, the State Security Agency came up with ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Lotteries Commission Chairperson appointment; Committee Report on Trade & Industry Budget
19 May 2017
The Committee met for the formal consideration of Budget Vote Report; and consideration of Candidate for position of Chairperson of the Board of the National Lotteries Commission.
Members proposed that the report on page 5 should be clear that the country will always be exporting and importing natural resources but ...