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Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: public hearings day 1
30 Aug 2016
Public stakeholders briefed the Committee on their submissions on the controversial Films and Publications Amendment Bill. Many organisations were of the view that certain provisions were unconstitutional.
The South African Communications Forum (SACF) submitted that the term “child pornography” should be replaced by “child sexual abuse material”, a term which ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister of Communications on SABC
23 Aug 2016
The meeting began with the Chairperson singling out the Democratic Alliance’s Ms P van Damme, for notifying the media that the Committee had decided at a previous meeting to have an inquiry into the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). He made it clear that he alone spoke for decisions of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Amendment Bill: legal opinions on subjudice rule & constitutionality
19 Apr 2016
Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office and the Department of Communications (DOC) briefed the Committee on the opinion of the State Law Adviser and independent legal opinion on the constitutionality of the Broadcasting Amendment Bill.
The Democratic Alliance vehemently objected to the presentation of an independent legal opinion because the author ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications, GCIS, ICASA, SABC, MDDA, Films & Publications Board & Brand South Africa on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
12 Apr 2016
Strategic & Annual PerformanceReports:
Department of Communications Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Department of Communications Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20
Government Communications and Information System Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Brand South Africa Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Brand South Africa Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Annual Performance ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
2nd Term Committee Programme
5 Apr 2016
Documents handed out: Committee Second Term Committee Programme; Committee Minutes dated 15 March 2916
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met briefly to adopt is Second Term Programme as well as the minutes from a previous meeting.
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications on 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
15 Mar 2016
The Department of Communications (DOC) in the third quarter had 72 targets of which 54 targets were achieved, 4 partially achieved and 23 not achieved. The DOC developed and approved its human resource management plan and policies. Financial reports and estimates of national expenditure were compiled and presented to National ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Amendment Bill [B39-2015]: Department of Communications briefing
8 Mar 2016
The Committee received a briefing on the Broadcasting Amendment Bill from the Department of Communications. The Bill will lead to a reduction in the number of non-executive directors in the Board, from twelve to nine, in order to strengthen the Board and also to streamline its operation. These changes were ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: briefing
23 Feb 2016
The Committee received the Films and Publications Amendment Bill presentation from the Department of Communications. Notable amendments include new section 18F that deals with ‘revenge porn’, prohibiting a person to distribute private sexual photographs and films in any electronic medium including the internet and social networking sites without the consent ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee report adoption: Appointment of Members to the ICASA Council, shortlisting of candidates for SABC Board
16 Feb 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to adopt two reports.
The first report, which was unanimously adopted, noted that the Committee had presented a shortlist of seven candidates to fill the three vacancies on the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the Minister of Communications ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
First Term Draft Committee Programme; 2015 outstanding minutes: adoption
2 Feb 2016
Documents handed out:
First term draft Committee Programme
Committee Minutes dated 22 September 2015
Committee Minutes dated 22 October 2015
The Committee briefly discussed and approved its first term programme. The next meeting would be held after the State of the Nation Address in order to take into account as ...