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Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on Department of Communications budget
12 May 2015
The Committee's draft Report on the adoption of the budget for the Department of Communications (the Department) and its entities was tabled and discussed. Members suggested a number of grammatical and syntax amendments, which were agreed to.
Members then began to consider the more detailed content of the Report, going ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Committee Report on Telecommunications and Postal Services Budget
12 May 2015
The Committee convened to adopt the report on the Telecommunications and Postal Services budget vote. With no major changes to be made, the main issue concerned the role of Broadband Infraco in the roll-out of broadband, as it would be part of the State-Owned Company (SOC) rationalisation process involving the ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
South African Postal Office turnaround strategy & corporate strategic plan, with Deputy Minister
5 May 2015
The Committee received a briefing from the Department and from the South African Post Office (SAPO) on its corporate strategic plan and turnaround strategy. The high level delegation from SAPO, the Postbank and the Department was led by the Deputy Minister and the Administrator. Members were supportive of the efforts ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Media Development and Diversity Agency & Film and Publications Board on their 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans, with Minister in attendance
22 Apr 2015
MDDA’s board chairperson said that the entity was entrusted with the responsibility of promoting media development and diversity in South Africa. One way of promoting this was through provision of financial support to community non-profit and small commercial media projects but also encouraging ownership, control of and access to media ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC handing over control to MultiChoice; Department of Communications; GCIS; ICASA; SABC; Brand South Africa 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans, with Minister & Auditor General; MDDA Board recommendations
21 Apr 2015
The Minister of Communications said that the Department’s Strategic Plan imperatives were the product of a collaborative effort to take the Department forward. ICASA had reduced its strategic goals from eight to three to enable the Department and Committee to measure them. This approach also enabled ICASA to focus on ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Broadband Infraco, Sentech and SITA on their 2015/26 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister in attendance
21 Apr 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities presented their Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. The Deputy Minster, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize in his opening remarks highlighed that Broadband Infraco and State Information Technology Service Agency (SITA) had been transferred from the ministries of ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Telecommunications Department 3rd Quarter 2014/15 performance
17 Mar 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities made presentations on their third quarter performance for the 2014/15 financial year.
The Department reported that there had been significant achievements in the third quarter, including development of the position paper on Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration state of readiness: Department of Communications, Sentech, SA Post Office; Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)
10 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Communications and on Telecommunication and Postal Services were jointly briefed by the Department of Communications, Sentech, USAASA and the South African Postal Service on their preparedness to rollout Broadcasting Digital Migration. After concerns were raised about the absence of the Communications Minister, Members queried the three-time ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Media Development & Diversity Agency 2013/14 Annual Report, State of Community Radio Stations around the country
3 Mar 2015
The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for 2013/14, noting that for the eleventh consecutive year, it had achieved a clean audit. A total of 570 media projects had been supported with MDDA grants worth R275 million since its establishment; more than 2 ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Post Office on its Annual Report and status update; State of Nation Address implications for telecommunications: Parliamentary Researcher briefing
24 Feb 2015
The Administrator for the South African Post Office (SAPO) briefed the Committee on its Annual, Financial Reports and update on the current status. The SAPO was currently operating in a challenging environment, affected by a steady decline in mail volumes and steep competition in non-regulated services – mirroring global trends. ...