2023-w888 - 04 May 2023

Dianne Kohler Barnard to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

(1)Whether his department had developed an integrated Government programme of action (POA) on addressing violence against women, children and persons with disabilities; if not, why not; if so, by what date will the specified POA be implemented; (2) whether his department has developed a framework for women, youth and persons with disabilities to participate in the Information and Communication Technology sector; if not, why not; if so, by what date will the specified framework be implemented?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 4 May 2023

1. The Department has developed a response to the NSP on GBV and it is being implemented in partnership with the State-Owned Entities and stakeholders.

2. The department has developed a framework for women, youth and persons with disabilities to participate in the Information and Communication Technology sector and it will be implemented by March 2024

Thank You.

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2023-w751 - 04 May 2023

Tsholofelo Katlego Motshidi-Bodlani to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

(a) Whether his department has built capacity to address cybercrime and promote cybersecurity; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 4 May 2023

I have been advised by the Department as follows:- 

Cybercrime is the mandate of law enforcement agencies with the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 being the primary and most recent piece of legislation in this regard. The Department has a peripheral role with regards to cybercrime in that acts of cybercrime reported to the Department are routed to law enforcement agencies.

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2023-w605 - 04 May 2023

Tsholofelo Katlego Motshidi-Bodlani to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

(a) What percentage of the population currently has access to the internet and (b) Where is the Republic currently ranked in Africa with regard to the price of 1G of data? NW676E

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 4 May 2023

a) [1]The General Household Survey (GHS) 2021 data from Statistics South Africa illustrates that 77,5% of South African households had at least one person who had access to or utilised the internet in places such as their homes, places of employment, places of study, internet cafés, or public hot spots.

b) [2]According to the Research ICT Africa Policy Brief, South Africa's data ...

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2023-w1034 - 04 May 2023

Dianne Kohler Barnard to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

(1)Whether his department has taken any action against those who were implicated in irregular expenditure from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022; if not, why not; if so, what total number of employees have been (a) found to have incurred irregular expenditure and (b)(i) dismissed and (ii) criminally charged; (2) what are the consequences for any individual who takes part in corrupt activities and/or misconduct within his department?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 4 May 2023

1. Yes

a) Three (3) and the fourth one is underway.

b) (i) Nil (0)

c) (ii) Nil (0)

2. Individuals are subjected to a disciplinary hearing.

Thank You.

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2023-w485 - 04 May 2023

Zandile Majozi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What are the relevant details of the status of the roll-out and implementation of the second phase of SA Connect that will be rolled out using the State Information Technology Agency, Broadband Infraco and Sentech over the next 36 months?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 4 May 2023

The revised South Africa Connect Phase 2 model focuses on the following three pillars:

  • Community and Household connectivity by Broadband Infraco (BBI), Sentech and Internet Service Providers (ISPs);
  • Universal Service Obligations to connect schools, health facilities and traditional authorities by Mobile Network Operators; and
  • Government connectivity to connect government facilities by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA).

Governance structures involving key stakeholders have been ...

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2023-w459 - 04 May 2023

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What (a) is the salary of each (i) chief executive officer and (ii) top executive position in each state-owned entity reporting to her and (b) total amount does each get paid to attend a meeting?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 4 May 2023

The entities have advised as follows:

1) South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

a) The salaries of the Chief Executive Officer and the top Executives in the Corporation are outlined in the table below.

 

Position

Total Package

(i)

Group Chief Executive Officer

R 5 735 155.92

(ii)

Chief Operating Officer

R 3 512 790.00

 

Chief Financial Officer

R 3 348 730.44

 

Group Executive: Radio

R ...

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2023-w907 - 04 May 2023

Tsholofelo Katlego Motshidi-Bodlani to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

(1)Whether he will appoint the existing staff in his office; if not, will he take his staff from his previous portfolio with him; if so, (2) whether he will furnish Ms T Bodlani with a full breakdown of all his staff in his personal office with reference to, (a) the positions they occupy, (b) their salary bands and (c) their highest qualifications; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 4 May 2023

1. No. This information is not available at the moment. It should be noted that the changes to the Cabinet announcement was made on 6 March 2023 and staff appointed per term of office of the incumbent executive authority or Deputy Minister will only terminate at the end of the first month after the month in which the term of that executive authority or ...

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2023-w80 - 21 April 2023

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacturer, (d) cost and (e) purchase date of all the official vehicles purchased for (i) her, (ii) the former Minister, (iii) the Deputy Minister and the (iv) former Deputy Minister since 1 June 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 21 Apr 2023

(i) Minster:

(a) Make : NA

(b) Model : NA

(c) Year of manufacturer : NA

(d) Cost : NA

(e) Purchase date : NA

ii) Former Minster:

(a) Make : Audi

(b) Model : Q5

(c) Year of manufacturer : 2022

(d) Cost : R 726 469-25

(e) Purchase date : 10/01/2022

(iii) Deputy Minster:

(a) Make : NA

(b) Model : NA

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2023-w190 - 18 April 2023

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What are the details of the (a) destination and (b) total costs for (i) accommodation, (ii) travel and (iii) any other costs incurred for international travel of each (aa) Minister and (bb) Deputy Minister of her department since 1 June 2019; 2. What is the total cost incurred for domestic air travel for each (a) Minister and (b) Deputy Minister of her department of her department since 1 June 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 18 Apr 2023

I have been advised by the department as follows:

1.(a)

Destination

See attached Annexure A

(b)

Total Costs

R 3 932 531.49

(i)

Accommodation

R 1 144 763.13

(ii)

Travel (International flights)

R1 918 800.35

(iii)

Other costs (road transport and VIP lounges)

R 868 968.01

     

(aa)

Total costs in respect of Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams

R 1 620 661.01

 

Accommodation

R 530 502.63

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2023-w287 - 18 April 2023

Zandile Majozi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

Following reports that government websites were down in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North West, as a result of cable theft according to the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), what steps have been taken by her department to protect the relevant infrastructure against theft; 2. whether her department has had any communication with the SITA on measures to protect the infrastructure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 18 Apr 2023

I have been advised by SITA as follows:

1. Vandalism and theft of private sector operator infrastructure as well as that of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), that have partnerships with SITA through contracted services, have been one of the biggest challenges, negatively impacting delivery of ICT services to government. These acts of vandalism and theft manifest as follows:

a) Overhead routes are targeted, where wooden ...

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