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Telecommunications and Postal Services
Committee Report on Telecommunications and Postal Services Budget
26 Apr 2016
Committee Report on Telecommunications and Postal Services Budget
The Committee met to consider its report on the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services Budget. The report highlighted that the tabled Strategic Plan 2015-2020 had been revised with targets that were measurable and achievable.
A few suggestions were made with regard ...
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 ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
South African Post Office on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
15 Apr 2016
South African Post Office Corporate Strategic Plan 2016/17-2018/19
The South African Post Office (SAPO) presented its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans to the Committee. It said that it was in the process of reviewing its overall property strategy, including the approach to the disposal of all its properties, looking ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Sentech on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
14 Apr 2016
Sentech presented its strategic plan and annual performance plan for 2016 - 2017. Officials from Sentech pointed out that the sector was not growing as anticipated. Challenges were experienced due to the delay in implementing digital migration. Sentech was facing high costs because of dual illumination, that is, the costs ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Universal Service and Access Agency of SA, USAF & .ZA Domain Name Authority on their 2016 Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
12 Apr 2016
The Deputy Minister on Telecommunications and Postal Services, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize, was in attendance.
The Committee heard briefings from the Universal Service and Access Agency of SA and the Universal Service and Access Fund, and from the .za Domain Name Authority.
The Universal Service and Access Agency’s drivers were: 100% ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SITA on its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
7 Apr 2016
The State Information Technology Agency briefed the Committee on its strategic plan and Annual Performance Plan. It had six strategic goals, 13 strategic objectives and 25 targets in its six programs.
Strategic priorities were: value added procurement to lower the cost of goods and services; providing the core Information Technology ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Department on its 2016 Strategic Plan & Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
5 Apr 2016
Missing Documents: Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services 2016 Annual Performance Plan
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) on its strategic and anuual performance plans. The presentation spoke to the alignment of the DTPS priorities with government’s priorities, gave a summary of its priorities ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Broadband rollout: Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services & Entities briefing
15 Mar 2016
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities briefed the Committee on broadband rollout. First the policy context was looked at, followed by contextual issues, the global environment, collaboration with other stakeholders and finally a discussion of the various broadband initiatives.
In terms of policy context, the ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Committee Report on Over The Top (OTT) services
8 Mar 2016
Documents Handed Out:
Draft Report of the Portfolio Committee- dated 08 March 2016
Draft Committee Minutes dated 20 October, 31 October 2015, 27 January 2016, 16 February 2016 and 23 February 2016
Draft Report of the Portfolio Committee- dated 08 March 2016
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports ...
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 ...