South Africa’s largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has given failing grades to the new ministers of communications and of telecommunications and postal services Faith Muthambi and Siyabonga Cwele in its annual report card of cabinet ministers. Cwele received 4/10 in the DA’s assessment
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The ministry of communications, led by Faith Muthambi, will have responsibility for running South Africa’s digital terrestrial television migration project, a well-placed source has told TechCentral. A presidential proclamation further clarifying the respective roles of the departments of communications
Public protector Thuli Madonsela has filed her application to contest a judgment that deemed her findings and remedial actions not binding. “The court will let us know when they have considered our notice,” said the protector’s
Communications minister Faith Muthambi said on Wednesday she is not yet in a position to comment on the Western Cape High Court ruling against SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala. “I have just come directly from a cabinet committee
A full six months after President Jacob Zuma announced he would split the department of communications in two, his office appears set to issue a new proclamation to determine the transfer of functions between the new departments of communications and telecommunications
After years of inaction and delay in resolving some of the big policy bottlenecks holding back South Africa’s communications technology industry – a sector that has the potential to underpin economic growth and even to lift
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng will appeal against a court ruling that he be suspended, his lawyer said on Tuesday. “That notice of appeal is in the process of being served on the lawyers of the Democratic Alliance
The public protector will be wasting funds by taking the SABC court judgment on review with regard to her constitutional powers, the ANC said on Monday. “It is curious that an institution that recently complained to parliament of
Former cabinet spokesman Phumla Williams on Sunday declined to comment on a report that she had been demoted and replaced by a junior employee at the communications department. “All I will say is I am no longer the cabinet spokesperson and the
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is appealing the Western Cape cigh court order on his suspension, the public broadcaster reported on Friday. “I have instructed my lawyers to appeal with immediate effect,” he said. He said he respected the court but felt another court would come to