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Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board interviews: deliberations & recommendations; MDDA Board: Interviews, deliberations and recommendations
5 Sep 2017
The Committee deliberated on the outcome of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board interviews and nominated 12 candidates for appointment to the Board. The Committee Report on process of the appointment of the Board was not unanimously agreed to however - the DA, EFF and COPE objected to the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister; Liquor Products Amendment Bill: adoption
5 Sep 2017
Committee members stated the Fisheries Management Division behaving like a delinquent juvenile and is a repeated offender after it became clear Fisheries has spent 53% of its budget yet it achieved only 29% of its targets. They foresaw overspending in this division. The absence of the Deputy Director-General of the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: interviews day 2
31 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Communications interviewed 12 short-listed candidates to serve on the SABC Board.
The following candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: interviews day 1
30 Aug 2017
The Committee met to interview prospective candidates to serve on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
The following candidates were interviewed:
Communications and Digital Technologies
Media Development and Diversity Agency status Report; SABC Report: Referral by Speaker
29 Aug 2017
The Committee heard conflicting reports on the status of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) from the Board of the entity and its Acting Chief Executive Officer, and decided it was necessary to call on the Minister of Communications to attend its next meeting so that these differences could ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: shortlisting for interviews; appointment process road map
22 Aug 2017
Shortlisted Candidates for SABC Board CV’s
The Committee received a briefing from the Committee Content Advisor on the road map for the appointment process of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.
The Committee had received a total of 643 applications, but only 363 applications had been accepted. Of the ...
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. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Reports on Quarter 4 performance, GCIS & KwaZulu-Natal oversight visits
20 Jun 2017
Documents hande out:
Committee Reports on DOC Quarter 4 performance
GCIS & KwaZulu-Natal oversight visits [Committee Reports available Tabled Committee Reports once published]
Members of the opposition were not pleased that the Committee meeting began an hour later than scheduled while ANC Members met privately with the Department beforehand - ...
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 ...