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Telecommunications and Postal Services
Nemisa Annual Performance Plan: briefing
14 Sep 2016
The National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan, with the main thrust devoted to developments surrounding the integration of NEMISA with the Institute for Satellite and Software Applications (ISSA), the E-Skills Institute and the Ikamva National e-Skills Institute.
At the outset, ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Broadband rollout: update with Minister, Deputy Minister, USAASA, SITA & NEMISA
13 Sep 2016
DTPS presented key points on the implementation of the broadband rollout, as well as the SA Connect initiative. Most important is the cumulative budget shortfall of R367 million from the current financial year to 2018/19, which means fewer sites can be reached. DTPS is engaging with National Treasury to increase ...
Home Affairs
State Information Technology Agency services to Home Affairs, with Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2016
A joint sitting of the Committees on Home Affairs and on Telecommunications and Postal Services were briefed by the Department of Home Affairs and the State Information Technology Agency.
The Department of Home Affairs said it was facing network connectivity issues. Its presentation spoke to the State Information Technology Agency's ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Spectrum: update by Minister, Department and ICASA
30 Aug 2016
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services said it was a matter of public record that the Department had taken the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to court to review and interdict the decision to proceed with the auction of licences for high demand spectrum, and that therefore ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance
23 Aug 2016
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services provided the Committee with a broad overview of the Department’s recent performance. There had been progress and significant achievements, including development of a service delivery model that would form the basis of its organisational structure. SOEs were generally stabilising and although there were ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Composition of National Assembly Programming Committee and Confirmation of Guidelines and Determinations
16 Aug 2016
The Committee considered the draft minutes of 24 May 2016. Ms N Mazzone (DA) said her treatment by the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on the Review of the Rules of the National Assembly, in his speech to Parliament was unfounded and derogatory. She stated that he had made allegations which ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Rules Subcommittee Report on Rule 53A Physical removal of Members, Deputy Speaker ruling on quoting of judgments amended, Committee Report on Review of Rules
24 May 2016
The Chairperson of the Subcommittee dealing with the revision of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules) took the Committee through the changes that had been made to Rule 53A since the last Rules Committee meeting. Essentially, a new subrule 14 had been inserted, which in terms drew the distinction between ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Constitutional Court Nkandla judgment implications for NA Rules, Amendment of Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act, Portfolio Committee for Presidency Budget Vote request; Review of Rules Subcommittee Report
17 May 2016
The Rules Committee decided, after discussion, that the consideration of the circumstances when Members could be removed under rule 53A should be done by the Subcommittee on the Review of the rules of the NA.
Mr J Steenhuizen (DA) had raised the principles behind a ruling by the Deputy Speaker ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Committee Report on Telecommunications and Postal Services Budget
26 Apr 2016
Committee Report on Telecommunications and Postal Services Budget
The Committee met to consider its report on the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services Budget. The report highlighted that the tabled Strategic Plan 2015-2020 had been revised with targets that were measurable and achievable.
A few suggestions were made with regard ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
South African Post Office on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
15 Apr 2016
South African Post Office Corporate Strategic Plan 2016/17-2018/19
The South African Post Office (SAPO) presented its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans to the Committee. It said that it was in the process of reviewing its overall property strategy, including the approach to the disposal of all its properties, looking ...