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Communications and Digital Technologies
USAASA/USAF 2019/20 Annual Report & outstanding matters; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2021
The USAASA/USAF interim board took the Committee through its 2019/20 annual report in a virtual meeting, and stated that during the past financial year, the entity had achieved 50% of its targets.
Before the presentation began, Members questioned the persistent absence of the Minister, asserting that she ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & entities 2020/21 Quarter 2 performance; ICASA on spectrum auction and litigation; with Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and its entities briefed the Committee on their second quarter reports. The Deputy Minister commented that the presentation of the reports was crucial to enabling the Committee to do its job of monitoring the DCDT and the entities, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) MDDA Vacancies: shortlisting discussion
23 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications’ Subcommittee on MDDA Board, 23 February 2021
In a virtual meeting, the subcommittee convened to agree on the number of candidates to be shortlisted for the two vacancies on the Board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA). The vacancies occurred in October 2020. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DOC/GCIS & DTPS BRRR
1 Dec 2020
Video: PC Communications, 2 December
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted the BRRR on Department of Communications (DOC) / Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS).
The BRRR on the DOC/GCIS was compiled having considered the performance and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board on retrenchments; with Ministry
18 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications: 18 November 2020
The Committee was briefed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board and executives on the issuing of retrenchment letters to 400 employees. Also, in attendance were the Minister and Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies and Department Director General.
The ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS, MDDA & SITA on 2019/20 Annual Reports & Revised Annual Performance Plans
18 Nov 2020
The Department of Government Communication and Information System briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2019/2020 Annual Report. From the Report, it was noted that the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) managed to meet 95% of its performance targets (41/43 set targets). The two targets not met ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadband Infraco, SITA, NEMISA, ICASA & FPB 2019/20 Annual Report
6 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications (National Assembly) 06 Nov 2020
The Committee received presentations on the 2019/20 Annual Report of Broadband Infraco (BBI); Independent Communications Authority (ICASA); National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA); and the Films and Publication Board (FPB).
BBI presented on financial capital, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DOC, DTPS, Sentech, & ZADNA 2019/20 Annual Reports
4 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
The Portfolio Committee on Communications received presentations from the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS), SENTECH SOC LTD and the ZA. Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) on their 2019/2020 Annual Reports.
The DTPS reported 77% of planned targets achieved with ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department on Broadband Roll-Out; with Minister
3 Nov 2020
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Communications on its broadband roll-out plan. South Africa had a two-phased approach to the roll-out, and the Western Cape and Gauteng were the two provinces that had been excluded, because they had started their own ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC: Unions & Editorial Forum response; Closed session
28 Oct 2020
20 Oct 2020 |
In a virtual meeting, the Committee heard responses from the SABC on matters previously raised by the Committee. These matters related to factual disputes contested by stakeholders; trend analysis of ...