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Communications and Digital Technologies
Department response to the SA Postbank Limited Amendment Bill submissions; Public Protector Reports; with Minister
1 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies on its responses to the South African Postbank Limited Amendment Bill. It also received a response from the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) on the Public Protector’s Report 113 of 2021/22. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Postbank Limited Amendment Bill: public hearings; with Minister
25 Oct 2022
The Committee met virtually to hold public hearings on the South African Post Bank Ltd Amendment Bill from the Ombudsman for Banking Services, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA), Right2Know and the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA).
The Bill seeks to ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & GCIS BRRRs
18 Oct 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report for the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS).
The Chairperson first briefed the Committee on the current situation regarding ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & 10 entities, GCIS, MDDA 2021/22 Annual Reports
11 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting the Portfolio Committee was briefed by Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA). The South African Broadcasting ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister Update on Broadcasting Digital Migration; SABC Board recommendations
27 Sep 2022
The Committee met virtually to receive an update from the sub-committee on filling the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board vacancies, and from the Department on the Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) project following the Constitutional Court's judgment on the analogue television signal switch-off date.
The Chairperson said advice had ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Briefing by Legal Advisors on the ICASA PMS legal opinion & MDDA legal opinion Consideration of the written submissions on the South African Postbank Limited A/Bill
20 Sep 2022
The Committee met with the Parliamentary Legal Advisers to receive legal opinions on the ICASA Performance Management System (PMS) and on the MDDA. The Committee also considered written submissions it received on the South African Postbank Limited A/Bill.
The legal advisers, on the ICASA PMS, opined that the Committee ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board vacancies: Committee Report on shortlisting of candidates
8 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Communications convened in a virtual meeting to consider the subcommittee recommendations on shortlisted candidates for the SABC Board vacancies and to adopt the Portfolio Committee report on the shortlist.
The final shortlist had 36 candidates (18 female and 18 male), adhering to the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on DCDT & GCIS Q3 & 4 Performance; SABC Board interview programme
6 Sep 2022
The Committee Reports on GCIS & DCDT 2021/22 Quarter 3 & 4 were considered and adopted.
Members questioned why the Committee Report dealing with the entities of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies did not include the fact that the South African Post Office had ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT update on: vetting of SABC Executives; implementation of turnaround strategy; merger of regulatory authorities; implementation of SA-Connect Policy; PP Report on SITA
30 Aug 2022
Communications and Digital Technologies
Governance Matters at MDDA, DCDT on: Quarterly Performance, BDM Policy update, status of SAPO funding; with Minister
23 Aug 2022
DCDT progress update on BDM (awaited document)
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies and its entities to be briefed on their third and fourth quarter performance.
The Department also provided an update on the Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) project influenced by the recent ...