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Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC turnaround plan implementation; with Ministry
24 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications 24 June 2020
The SABC reported on its progress in implementing its 36-month turnaround plan. It has been able to reduce its operational costs. There has been a 46% reduction in SABC legal costs and only five disciplinary cases are yet to be dealt with. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA on licensing and various regulations before it; with Minister and Deputy Minister
23 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications, 23:06:2020
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) delegation took the Committee through its presentation on the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Spectrum, the regulation of Television White Spaces, the licensing of the Wholesale Open Access Network (WOAN) and some of ICASA’s responses to the ...
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 ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Spectrum policy with specific reference to completion (including SMMEs), licensing conditions, low data costs and socio-economic impact: Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2020
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies gave its presentation on the spectrum policy with specific reference to completion (including SMMEs), licencing conditions, low data costs, and socio-economic impact. It highlighted challenges it encounters and the ways forward in providing connectivity to the people of South Africa.
The Department explained ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Sports Broadcast Regulations: ICASA briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2020
The Committee met to be briefed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on its review of the sports broadcasting services regulations. It heard that the purpose of the regulations was to identify and list national sporting events that were in the public interest, and to ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department & GCIS 2019/20 Quarter 2 & 3 performance; SOE convergence & board appointments; with Minister & Deputy
18 Feb 2020
The Committee expressed overall satisfaction with all the entities within the Department of Communications portfolio, as they had shown considerable improvement in performance.
An emphasis on supporting community radio was made by the Government Communication and Information System as well as the Committee. It was suggested that at least 10% ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Implementation of Broadcast Digital Migration policy; Draft Performance Management System for ICASA; with Deputy Minister
4 Feb 2020
The Committee received presentations from the Department of Communications on the Broadcasting Digital Migration programme and on the Performance Management System for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa [ICASA].
The Department reported that the deadline for digital migration has been moved to 2021 after Cabinet approval. The programme remains ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
USAASA progress; International Agreements; MDDA board vacancies; with Deputy Minister
3 Dec 2019
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa provided a progress update on the Broadcast Digital Migration project. The Minister is finalising the new BDM delivery model for Cabinet approval. In January 2019, installations contracts expired and the decoder rollout halted. USAASA has halted the BDM implementation and procurement ...