Articles about Parliament

ICASA inches closer to filling council spots

Six candidates have been recommended to communications minister Solly Malatsi, to fill four vacancies on the ICASA council.

State must lead trial of EVs in SA, say MPs

Members of Parliament urge government departments to pilot electric vehicles, as SA edges closer to its new EV policy.

MPs seek comment on shortlisted ICASA councillors

Written comments on the shortlisted candidates vying to be councillors at the telecoms and broadcasting regulator will be considered.

Parliament seeks urgent ministerial intervention on SAPO

The comms portfolio committee wants minister Solly Molatsi to urgently establish a ministerial intervention team to save the post office.

POPIA ‘loopholes’ must be closed, says InfoReg

The Information Regulator will approach Parliament to have POPIA amended so that fines are imposed immediately after a violation.

Ramaphosa touts big broadband ambitions for SA

This forms part of the large-scale construction projects SA plans for the upcoming five-year term of the seventh administration, reveals president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Africa ready for broader ICT collab, says minister

Comms minister Mondli Gungubele urges collaboration among African countries, to build a collective future in the digital era.

Parliament engages public ahead of rebuild project

The national legislature introduces a website and WhatsApp chatbot dedicated to the reconstruction of the buildings gutted by fire in 2022.

SA on track to end dual-illumination, says minister

Analogue broadcasting signals will discontinue in early December, as government finalises the lengthy digital migration.

'Deliberate' manual systems at SITA prone to manipulation

A ministerial task team finds the skills and systems within the State IT Agency procurement ambit to be wanting, leading to prolonged delays and backlogs.

Parly’s R2-billion rebuild to leverage modern tech, green principles

Following the 2022 fire, Parliament’s rebuild will get underway in the first quarter of this year.

SARS maintains strong cyber security stance

The taxman reports zero ICT security breaches for the 2022/23 financial year, despite being targeted by cyber criminals.