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Public Service and Administration
Financial Disclosure Framework and Lifestyle Audits Framework: engagement with DPSA, PSC & Northern Cape Government; with Minister
31 May 2023
The Department of Public Service and Administration, alongside entities – the office of the Premier of the Northern Cape, and the Public Service Commission, met with the Public Service and Administration Portfolio Committee with the intent to discuss the Financial Disclosure Framework and Lifestyle Audits of public service members, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Spectrum Auction finalisation and future regulation; USAASA/USAF on framework and timelines for current investigations and consequence management processes
7 Jun 2022
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) updated the Committee on the Spectrum Auction finalisation and future regulations. USAASA gave an update on the timeliness of current investigations and its litigation report.
ICASA said the auction results left ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SA Postbank Bill; SAPO 2020/21 Annual Report; turnaround strategy
31 May 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) to receive briefings on the 2020/21 annual report of the Post ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration progress; Public Protector Report on SITA; with Minister
24 May 2022
Electronic Communications Act: Broadcasting digital migration policy
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to receive an update on the implementation of Broadcasting Digital Migration. It also deliberated on the Public Protector's report 114 of 2021/22 referred to it by the Speaker of Parliament. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & GCIS Budgets: Committee Reports
10 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its budget vote reports for the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and outstanding minutes in a virtual meeting. The reports were adopted with reservations of the DA and EFF.
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT, ICASA, FPB, BBI, USAASA/USAF, Sentech, SITA, .ZADNA, NEMISA, SAPO & SABC 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Ministry
3 May 2022
Communications
ICASA
USAF
SITA ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS & MDDA 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister
19 Apr 2022
MDDA 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
GCIS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee met to consider the annual performance plans of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), and to adopt its programme for the second term.
The Chairperson started off ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Progress report by Minister on analogue switch off
29 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Communications convened on a virtual platform to receive an urgent update from the Minister on progress of the analogue switch-off (ASO). The Minister said she suspected that there were members on the SABC board who were working with other broadcasters to attempt ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT Revised 2021/22 APP; Media Monitoring Africa on 2021 LGE findings; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies on its revised 2021/2022 annual performance plan (APP), and by Media Monitoring Africa on how the media had fulfilled their mandates during the 2021 local government elections.
The Deputy Minister referred to ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SAPO turnaround strategy; USAASA performance; ICASA, SABC, MDDA Board appointments; with Minister
15 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Minister provided reasons and an action report on USAASA's poor performance on broadcasting digital migration (BDM) and the broadband connection project and its irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The reason for unachieved targets for the first two programmes did ...