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Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board on retrenchments; with Ministry
18 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications: 18 November 2020
The Committee was briefed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board and executives on the issuing of retrenchment letters to 400 employees. Also, in attendance were the Minister and Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies and Department Director General.
The ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS, MDDA & SITA on 2019/20 Annual Reports & Revised Annual Performance Plans
18 Nov 2020
The Department of Government Communication and Information System briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2019/2020 Annual Report. From the Report, it was noted that the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) managed to meet 95% of its performance targets (41/43 set targets). The two targets not met ...
Police
IPID & PSIRA 2019/20 Annual Reports
18 Nov 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Police met to consider the annual reports of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA).
The Committee expressed pleasure upon hearing of IPID’s unqualified audit opinion. They were impressed that IPID had achieved this despite not ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DoC, DTPS, GCIS Audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
17 Nov 2020
The Committee was convened to receive a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on its 2019/20 audit findings for the communications portfolio.
In the communications portfolio, the 2019/20 audit outcomes were as follows:
-Government Communications and Information System (GCIS): Unqualified with no findings (maintained)
-Media Development and ...
Police
SAPS Forensics Division on leadership, systems & turnaround strategy; with Ministry
11 Nov 2020
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensics Division’s leadership matters, organisational systems and overall turnaround strategy.
The SAPS listed a number of reasons that caused the DNA backlog. These were:
insufficient funding for the Forensic Science Laboratory; unstable leadership and management; ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Support to community broadcasters: GCIS, MDDA, Sentech & ICASA; with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2020
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive briefings from four entities in the Communications and Digital Technologies portfolio. The four entities were the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), Sentech and the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA). The ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadband Infraco, SITA, NEMISA, ICASA & FPB 2019/20 Annual Report
6 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications (National Assembly) 06 Nov 2020
The Committee received presentations on the 2019/20 Annual Report of Broadband Infraco (BBI); Independent Communications Authority (ICASA); National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA); and the Films and Publication Board (FPB).
BBI presented on financial capital, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC: Unions & Editorial Forum response; Closed session
28 Oct 2020
20 Oct 2020 |
In a virtual meeting, the Committee heard responses from the SABC on matters previously raised by the Committee. These matters related to factual disputes contested by stakeholders; trend analysis of ...
Police
Legislative update on SAPS, IPID, Firearms Control & DNA Forensic Amendment Bills; with Ministry
28 Oct 2020
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received an update on the status and progress made on four draft Bills: Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill (also known as DNA Bill), Firearms Control Amendment Bill, South African Police Service Amendment Bill and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Bill.
The Civilian ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Sentech signal distribution costs; USAASA investigation by OUTA; Telecoms Policy Regulation & Management: WITS seminar
27 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications 27 Oct 2020
In this virtual meeting, Sentech gave a briefing on its signal distribution costs to show the Committee what the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is paying for and why. It noted that any effort to help the SABC by reducing its signal ...