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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
CEDAW Implementation 5th Report 2009-2014: Department of Women in the Presidency briefing
24 May 2016
The Department of Women in the Presidency (the Department) presented South Africa’s 5th Periodic Report on the Implementation of the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), during the period 2009-2014. The history and background of the signing and ratification of the instrument, and the years in ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on Communications Budget
3 May 2016
The Committee met to consider its report on the Department of Communications Budget. The Committee had congratulated the Minister of Communications on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) rollout. Members requested that DTT awareness programmes be shared with Members so as to assist when conducting oversight during the constituency period. Members ...
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 ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications, GCIS, ICASA, SABC, MDDA, Films & Publications Board & Brand South Africa on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
12 Apr 2016
Strategic & Annual PerformanceReports:
Department of Communications Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Department of Communications Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20
Government Communications and Information System Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Brand South Africa Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Brand South Africa Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Annual Performance ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
2nd Term Committee Programme
5 Apr 2016
Documents handed out: Committee Second Term Committee Programme; Committee Minutes dated 15 March 2916
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met briefly to adopt is Second Term Programme as well as the minutes from a previous meeting.
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency 2016 Annual Performance Plan: Auditor-General recommendations
5 Apr 2016
Auditor-General South Africa provided recommendations for an effective implementation of the annual performance plan (APP) for the Department of Women in the Presidency for 2016/17 to ensure gender mainstreaming and gender responsive budgeting. For the Committee to gage the relevance of the targets in the APP, it would need to ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Correctional Services: hearing with Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (continued)
15 Mar 2016
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services commented on a matter that the National Treasury wanted raised in the meeting, concerning an investigation into a tender issued by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The Minister objected that this could imply that Treasury was setting itself up as a tender ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications on 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
15 Mar 2016
The Department of Communications (DOC) in the third quarter had 72 targets of which 54 targets were achieved, 4 partially achieved and 23 not achieved. The DOC developed and approved its human resource management plan and policies. Financial reports and estimates of national expenditure were compiled and presented to National ...
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 ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women on 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance; Revised Annual Performance Plan
1 Mar 2016
The Department of Women in the Presidency attended the Committee to present its 3rd quarter 2015/16 performance report and revised Annual Performance Plan. The Committee expressed its disappointment that once again, despite previous requests, the documentation was received late. A full statement was given of the financial position at the end ...