Communications and Digital Technologies
Reconfiguration of Departments of Communications & Telecommunications, with Deputy Minister
27 Aug 2019
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and the Department of Communications (DOC) gave a progress report on the merger of the two Departments and their entities into one Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) by 1 April 2020.
The Deputy Minister of for Communications and Digital Technologies ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Communications and Telecommunications and Postal Services Budgets: Committee Reports
9 Jul 2019
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Reports on Budget Votes 3 and 32, respectively, these being the Department of Communications and Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. The Reports were adopted with amendments.
During deliberations on the Reports, Members were still unclear on a number of matters ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee convened to elect its Chairperson. Mr H Papo (ANC) was nominated unopposed. He accepted the nomination as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications
The Committee then considered and adopted its draft programme for the term.
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Connect progress report
12 Mar 2019
The Committee heard a briefing by the Department Telecommunications and Postal Services on progress made on SA Connect. The Department said the annual budget allocation for SA Connect was R9,7 million for 2018/19, which was only adequate to rollout connectivity to 63 facilities. A rollover amount of R110 million was ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SAPO update on SASSA grant payments, mail backlog, recapitalisation fund
5 Mar 2019
The South African Post Office reported on its SASSA grants migration, its mail backlog resulting from strikes throughout 2018, and SAPO’s use of the R2.9-billion funds provided by government in October 2018:
• Close to 7.5 billion of the 8.5 billion grants had been migrated to SAPO by 3 December ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Cost to Communicate: ICASA briefing
26 Feb 2019
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services. The Committee was briefed on the cost to communicate. There are a variety of factors that drive or influence the cost and prices of data services. The inquiry by the Competition Commission, ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Department Telecommunications and Postal Services: Mar-Dec 2018 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Department and a number of CEOs and industry leaders presented to the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services an overview of their industry’s performance for Quarters 1, 2 & 3 of the 2018/19 Financial Year.
As part of implementing the Climate and Culture Survey Action Plan, the Department ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: withdrawal, with Minister; Committee Legacy and Annual Reports
12 Feb 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services withdrew the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill.
The Minister indicated that while the Department would address concerns made by stakeholders in their submissions, it also had a responsibility to develop legislation and regulations for the sector and it also ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: discussion
4 Dec 2018
The Committee met to chart the way forward regarding the Electronic Communications Amendment (ECA) bill, and to flag issues that needed to be resolved. It had received correspondence from two bodies requesting that their submissions be heard, notwithstanding that the submissions date had passed. The matter would be referred to ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: public hearings day 3
29 Nov 2018
The Committee held a third day of public hearings on the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill. The hearing was attended by officials from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, representatives of Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), industry stakeholders and members of the public. The Committee told industry that ...