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Telecommunications and Postal Services
ICT Policy Review recommendations and implementation plan: briefing by Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services & panel members
2 Jun 2015
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, in his opening remarks said that the ultimate aim of the panel's recommendations was to develop a White Paper for a cross-cutting ICT sector policy framework as required by the industry and the National Development Plan (NDP). The Ministry was still ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Committee Third Term Programme
26 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications adopted the minutes of the 14 April, 05 May and 12 May 2015 all with amendments. The Committee also adopted the third term Committee programme with amendments. Members highlighted that in the minutes of 05 May 2015, the Committee should not only note the rejection ...
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 ...
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
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, USAASA & NEMISA on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, with Minister present
14 Apr 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities presented their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2015/16, with the Minister, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, in attendance.
In his opening remarks the Minister highlighted that the Department would prioritise the modernisation of the economy to deal with the challenges ...
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 ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
International relations, compliance with treaties and protocols: briefing by Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services
3 Mar 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) briefed the Committee on international relations and compliance with treaties and protocols, looking especially at supporting South Africa’s foreign policy in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
The objective was to support and promote South Africa’s foreign policy in the ICT ...
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. ...