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Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & MDDA 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
19 Apr 2018
The Committee considered the 2018/19 annual performance plans of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), and both entities responded to the Committee’s concerns and questions raised in previous interactions.
The SABC reported that it had experienced severe governance and management challenges over ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department & GCIS on 2017/18 2nd Quarter Performance Reports & plans to mitigate AGSA audit findings, with Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Committee received briefings on the Department and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) 2nd Quarter Performance Reports and plans to mitigate the AGSAs audit findings.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said the following:
-The biggest challenge with the voter registration was the problem of voters being without correct ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Military veterans & dependents education support: Department & NSFAS input; DMV performance
7 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for a briefing on challenges relating to the provision of educational support benefits to military veterans and their dependants.
The Department briefed the Committee on the financial performance of the Department for ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS on social grants & water crisis public awareness; 30 per cent ad spend; SABC / MDDA Board appointment procedure; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the new Minister and Deputy Minister as well as the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) to discuss a variety of issues. This included: GCIS audience segmentation model in relation to the public awareness plans on the distribution of social grants and national water crisis and ...
Defence
International peacekeeping operations: SANDF & DIRCO briefing
2 Mar 2018
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spoke about SANDF involvement in international peacekeeping operations. The brief was particularly relevant as the Joint Committee would visit SANDF members deployed in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the 25 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 2016/17 Annual Report
28 Feb 2018
The Secretary of Defence briefed the Committee on the 2016/17 Annual Performance Report of the Department of Defence and Military Veterans. He informed the Committee that the DOD had been unable adhere to the PFMA requirement to submit the Annual Report for 2016/17 to National Treasury and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister on SABC Memorandum of Incorporation & Shareholder Compact; Implementation of Committee recommendations
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Communications updated the Committee on the progress made by the Department on the Shareholders’ Compact and the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The Department also briefed Members on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2017 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Investigation Report 2011: SIU briefing; Terms of reference (ToR) for 2017 SABC investigation
13 Feb 2018
Relevant Documents:
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act 74 of 1996.
Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999
Proclamation No. R. 58 of 2010
Proclamation No. R. 29 of 2017
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) briefed the Committee on the Special Investigation Report of 2011, and the Terms of Reference (TOR) ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & ICASA Quarter 1 performance, Minister on court ruling on ministerial powers; with Deputy Minister present
7 Nov 2017
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) briefed the Committee on its Quarter 1 Performance for its six programmes: Administration, Licensing, Policy Research and Analysis, Engineering and Technology, Regions and Compliance and Consumer Affairs. The overall performance in achieving the targets of all programmes was 72.7%, signifying a major ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Rural Development and Land Reform Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
18 Oct 2017
The Committee considered the Rural Development and Land Reform Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report. The discussion centered around the ‘Recommendations’ portion of the report, where few grammatical issues arose and significant attention was given to the issues of time-bound deadlines and the autonomy of the Commission on Restitution of Land ...