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Communications and Digital Technologies
MDDA & ICASA Board: Shortlisting of candidates
25 Aug 2017
The Committee was briefed by its Content Adviser on the process to appoint candidates for the vacant positions on the boards of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA).
Parliamentary advertisements had closed at the end of June for nominations for the three vacant ...
Public Enterprises
Task team report-back on meeting with Speaker
23 Aug 2017
This meeting held against the backdrop of the 16 August Committee meeting, in which it had adopted a legal opinion from the Parliamentary Legal Office to conduct an inquiry into governance failures at Eskom, Denel and Transnet (hereafter, State Capture inquiry). The Committee had agreed that a sub-committee should meet ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: shortlisting for interviews; appointment process road map
22 Aug 2017
Shortlisted Candidates for SABC Board CV’s
The Committee received a briefing from the Committee Content Advisor on the road map for the appointment process of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.
The Committee had received a total of 643 applications, but only 363 applications had been accepted. Of the ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom inquiry: legal opinion
16 Aug 2017
The Parliamentary Legal Office presented a legal opinion on the proposed process for the Committee to conduct the inquiry into State Owned Enterprises. On 25 July 2017, the Committee had considered the process to be followed in conducting an inquiry into the governance failures at Eskom. The Committee was of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Shortlisting of SABC Board candidates: preliminary discussion
15 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Communications convened to deliberate on the short-listing and interview processes involved in the selection of candidates for the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). This followed the dissolution of the previous Board by Parliament earlier this year, and the appointment of an interim Board. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Interim Board: progress report
1 Aug 2017
SABC Board Inquiry Final Report
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee advised the meeting that 362 applications for positions on the SABC Board had been received. The Committee’s support team was analysing applications to determine who met the criteria and what qualifications they had. The short-listing process would begin in ...
Public Enterprises
SACC “Unburdening”; PARI “Betrayal of the promise”; OUTA “No Room to Hide” Report findings; Eskom inquiry prep
25 Jul 2017
Live Stream PC Public Enterprises 25 July
Sikonathi Mantshantsha: The full Dentons report Eskom doesn't want you to see
In preparation for an inquiry into Eskom, the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises invited the South African Council of Churches (SACC), the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Public Affairs ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom inquiry: preparations
21 Jun 2017
Documents handed out: Parliament Researcher analysis of Eskom’s Denton Report (not available)
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprise met to prepare terms of reference and to discuss the required documentation and lists of witnesses for an enquiry into Eskom, with particular reference to the pension pay out and reappointment of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Reports on Quarter 4 performance, GCIS & KwaZulu-Natal oversight visits
20 Jun 2017
Documents hande out:
Committee Reports on DOC Quarter 4 performance
GCIS & KwaZulu-Natal oversight visits [Committee Reports available Tabled Committee Reports once published]
Members of the opposition were not pleased that the Committee meeting began an hour later than scheduled while ANC Members met privately with the Department beforehand - ...
Public Enterprises
South African Express Airways & Safcol turnaround progress
14 Jun 2017
SAFCOL and South African Express Airways (SAX) briefed the portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on their turnaround strategies and the implementation thereof.
Briefing by SAFCOL on progress made in the diversification strategy and turning around the company
According to SAFCOL, the forestry industry has only utilised 1 224 456 ha ...