Ad Hoc Committee on SABC Board Inquiry
SABC Board inquiry: deliberations on the way forward
29 Nov 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee met to deliberate on a few preparatory matters; however the actual work on the inquiry would not go ahead because of the interdict against the Ad Hoc Committee brought by the remaining member of the SABC Board, Chairperson Prof. Maguvhe on Monday, 28 November 2016.
Members ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA councillors: recommendations selection
23 Nov 2016
The Sub-Committee on Communication constituted to interview candidates for the position of councillor at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), met to deliberate on the outcome of the interviews which took place the previous day. The criteria for the selection process were that the candidates must satisfy the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA Councillor interviews
22 Nov 2016
The sub-committee conducted interviews with six candidates for the two vacant positions on the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). It set the modalities for the interviews based on previous experience during Parliamentary interviews, and the requirements of the ICASA Act. The candidates were informed of ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill: Department response to public submissions
15 Nov 2016
Delegations from the Department of Communications (DoC), the Films and Publications Board (FPB), the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and the Office of the State Law Adviser, presented responses to inputs that stakeholders had made on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill to the Committee.
The meeting paid ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA on Compliance and Complaints Committee (CCC) rulings, broadcasting licencing, industrial action and impact
1 Nov 2016
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) briefed the Committee on the ruling in the Media Monitoring Project v SABC, by the Compliance and Complaints Committee (CCC). It was noted that ICASA had received an assurance from the SABC that it would comply with the conditions imposed, but had not ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Communications Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
The Committee discussed and adopted its Communications Budget Review and Recommendations Report.
Communications and Digital Technologies
Brand South Africa & Media Development and Diversity Agency on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
18 Oct 2016
Two entities of the Department of Communications – Brand South Africa (BSA) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) -- presented their annual reports for 2015/2016 to the Portfolio Committee, with the Minister of the Department in attendance. The Minister said she was proud that BSA ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: critical inputs from public hearings
21 Sep 2016
The Committee met to consider critical stakeholder inputs from Parliamentary public hearings into the Films and Publications Amendment Bill, which were presented by the Department of Communications (DOC).
Major issues highlighted by the SA Communications Forum (SACF) included a proposal to substitute the terminology “child pornography” with “child sex abuse ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: Departmental response to public submissions
20 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee was intending to discuss the responses of the Department of Communications (the Department) and the Film and Publication Board to the submissions made during the public hearings on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (the Bill). However, the Department had not managed to circulate that document in ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration: update by Ministers Muthambi & Cwele, SAPO, Sentech, USAASA
15 Sep 2016
Both Ministers of Communications and Telecommunications and Postal Services, the South African Post Office (SAPO), Sentech and Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) were present to provide a progress report on Broadcasting Digital Migration.
Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi, said that with the split of the two ...