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Communications and Digital Technologies
Jansenville Post Office failure petition: SAPO response; with Deputy Minister
22 Feb 2022
The Committee met with South African Post Office and Department of Communications and Digital Telecommunications to receive a Member of Parliament petition on behalf of Jansenville and Klipplaat residents on the failure of Jansenville Post Office. The petition highlighted concerns including the post office running out of money for ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SITA 2020/2021 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
The Committee met with the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing on its 2020/21 annual performance report, along with other outstanding issues.
The Deputy Minister provided an overview of how the entity had performed, and commended it for its performance, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & GCIS Quarter 3 and 4 Performance
7 Dec 2021
The Committee met virtually, for its last meeting of the year, to adopt two third and fourth quarterly performance and expenditure reports for the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and their entities. Oustanding Committee minutes were also considered and adopted.
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration implementation, with Deputy Minister
23 Nov 2021
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies and its entities briefed Members on progress with the implementation of Broadcasting Digital Migration. The Committee adopted the report on the World Radio Conference.
Cabinet approved the revised integrated analogue switch-off on 29 September 2021 and Broadcasting Digital Migration is planned to ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) ICASA Councillors: interviews
12 Nov 2021
The interview subcommittee of the Committee met on a digital platform and conducted interviews for four vacancies on the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Fourteen candidates were interviewed:
Ms Thembeka Semane
Adv Dimakatso Qocha
Ms Nompucuko Nontombana
Ms Dikeledi Mushi
Mr Edmund Baloyi
Mr ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board & MDDA Board interviews
7 Sep 2021
The Portfolio Committee's Interview Sub-Committee met to interview the final shortlisted candidate, Ms Senamile Masango, for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board vacancy.
The Sub-Committee then interviewed three shortlisted candidates for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board: Ms Carol Mohlala; Ms ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) SABC Board interviews
3 Sep 2021
The Subcommittee of the Portfolio Committee on Communications convened to interview the shortlisted candidates for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board vacancy. These were Mr Mpho Tsedu, Ms Nalini Maharaj, Ms Barbara Sangweni and Dr Rene Horne. Dr Nombeko Mbava had withdrawn as she had recently been appointed ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board: interviews
3 Sep 2021
The Subcommittee of the Portfolio Committee on Communications met on the virtual platform to conduct interviews with shortlisted candidates for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board.
During the interview process, candidates were asked to respond to a range of questions. Those questions included if the community broadcasting ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC, ICASA & MDDA Vacancies: reports on shortlisted candidates for interviews
1 Sep 2021
The Committee convened virtually to adopt three Committee reports on the shortlisting of candidates to interview for vacancies on the boards of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA). The interviews would start on Friday.
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) Shortlisting of candidates for the MDDA Board vacancies
31 Aug 2021
The subcommittee met virtually to shortlist candidates to interview to fill two vacancies on the board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA). 13 candidates were shortlisted.