Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill: finalisation
21 Nov 2017
The Committee met to adopt the Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor said that what appeared in the B version of the Bill considered every constitutional and legal concern of the Committee.
The DA wanted to offer an addition to the wording of the definition of ...
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 ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Print + Broadcasting sector status reports by Association of Independent Publishers + ICT Union; ICASA Council recommendations
31 Oct 2017
The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) briefed the Committee on the difficulties that community media face. It claimed that the organisation represented over 250 publications, and reached over 26 million people across South Africa. Community print media was independently owned by members of the community, whereas local media was owned ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill: deliberations
24 Oct 2017
The Committee met to deliberate on the proposed amendments to the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (B37 of 2015) as captured in the A list. Members expressed displeasure that Parliamentary Legal Services had not incorporated the A list into the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (B37 of 2015) because the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Reports on Gauteng and KZN oversight; Committee Strategic Plan; Committee study tour
17 Oct 2017
Documents handed out:
Minutes of various meetings; Portfolio Committee on Communications study tour to Australia, the UK, Germany, the Republic of Tanzania or Mauritius [All Committee Reports available Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The agenda of the Portfolio Committee meeting included the adoption of oversight reports, minutes and the discussion of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & MDDA 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister; MDDA inquiry proposal
10 Oct 2017
Open letters were received from the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) and the SABC 8 about their concerns about governance at the SABC and the delay in the President appointing a permanent SABC board. Some Committee members felt that the SABC 8 were acting ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications & GCIS 2016/17 Annual Reports, with AGSA input; with Minister and Deputy
3 Oct 2017
The Committee received a briefing on the analysis of the 2016/17 annual reports of the Department of Communications (DoC) and its entities, as well as the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) reported on its audit findings on the DoC and its entities.
The ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board interviews: deliberations & recommendations; MDDA Board: Interviews, deliberations and recommendations
5 Sep 2017
The Committee deliberated on the outcome of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board interviews and nominated 12 candidates for appointment to the Board. The Committee Report on process of the appointment of the Board was not unanimously agreed to however - the DA, EFF and COPE objected to the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: interviews day 3
1 Sep 2017
The Committee conducted interviews of the remaining 12 out of 36 shortlisted candidates to serve on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.
Mr Michael Bauer had been shortlisted by the Committee to be interviewed but concerns were raised by the legal team that since he was not a South ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board: interviews day 2
31 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Communications interviewed 12 short-listed candidates to serve on the SABC Board.
The following candidates were interviewed by the Committee: