Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on ICASA council recommendations: replacement
4 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications 4 June 2020
Committee Report on filling six vacancies on ICASA council - replacement
On 11 May 2020, the Committee approved its report recommending candidates to fill the five vacancies on the ICASA Council. On 12 May 2020, Parliament was informed of the resignation of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) MDDA Board Interviews Day 1
26 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 26 May 2020
The Portfolio Committee's Interview Sub-Committee met to interview four of the shortlisted candidates for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board vacancies. These were: Ms Lichelle Barry; Mr Luzuko Buku; Ms Sibusisiwe Chimombe; Ms Bernedette Muthien. Each candidate was given fifteen ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Communications and Digital Technologies & GCIS Budget: Committee Report
26 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 26 May 2020
The Committee met to adopt the Budget Vote Report of the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies and the Budget Vote Report of Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS). The Committee suggested a number of technical issues for amendment ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
MDDA Board vacancies: Committee Report Shortlisting candidates for interviews
21 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 21 May 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to consider a request from the Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation on four Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board Vacancies. 126 nominations were received after the vacancies were advertised ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) MDDA Board vacancies: Shortlisting candidates for interviews
21 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 21 May 2020
The Subcommittee agreed to shortlist 20 candidates for interviews to fill the 4 vacancies on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board.
The Committee’s Content Advisor highlighted an extensive list of skills that the Subcommittee should focus on when interviews are ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies & SABC 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
19 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications,19 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies and the South African Broadcasting Corporation briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance Plans and budgets for 2020/21 year, their five-year Strategic Plans (2020 to 2025) ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
16 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
Youtube Video: ICASA 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) for the presentation of its Annual Performance Plans and budget in a virtual meeting.
The entity said ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SITA, USAASA & USAF 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister
15 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 15 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
Delays in appointing installers were the biggest obstacle to installing television set-top boxes (STBs) in indigent households, and the reality was that the STBs may become obsolete if the Department of Communications ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS & South African Post Office 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 14 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Committee convened to receive briefings from the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) on their 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans and budgets in a virtual ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department & entities on programmes dealing with Covid-19 related issues; Reconfiguration of Department; with Deputy Minister
12 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 12 May 2020
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the newly established Department of Communication and Digital Technologies on the impact which the COVID-19 pandemic had had on its activities.
The Department stressed that COVID-19 had brought about new ways of doing things and that ...