PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS

DRAFT PROGRAMME: FIRST TERM 2006 (AS AT 9 March 2005)

30 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2006

DATE

TIME

AGENDA

VENUE

Monday, 16 January-Thursday, 2 February 2006

Committees/Training

Parliament

Fri, 3 February 2006

Tue, 7 to Thu, 9 February 2006

 

State of the Nation Address

 

Debate on the State of the Nation Address

Parliament

 

Chambers

Wed, 15 Feb 2006

 

 

Budget speech and Introduction of Division of Revenue Bill

Parliament Chambers

Mon, 06 March 2006

Chairperson’s Workshop: Budget

Parliament

Tue, 07 March 2006

14:00-15:30

 

 

15:30

15:45-17:00

Consideration of the Committee Programme (2006), Committee Budget for 2006 and the Business Plan.

Consideration of draft reports on annual reports.

TEA BREAK

Budget briefings:

Universal Service Agency: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan 2006/7:

  • Consideration of Budget
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

Deliberations and Questions

V227, Old Assembly Building

Wed, 8 March 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09:00-11:00

Budget briefings:

SA Post Office: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan 2006/7:

  • Consideration of Budget
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

V227 Old Assembly Building.

Mon, 13 March 2006

09:00

09:15

 

 

10:30

10:45-

12:00

 

12:00

Budget briefings:

Sentech: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan:

  • Consideration of Budget
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

TEA BREAK

Icasa: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan 2006/7

  • Consideration of Budget
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

Deliberations and Questions

Old Assembly Chamber

 

 

Tue, 14 March 2006

14:00-17:00

Budget briefings:

Government Communication and Information System: Vote 7 Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan: 2006-7

  • Consideration of Budget Vote
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

TEA BREAK

IMC: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan:

  • Consideration of Budget Vote
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

MDDA: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan:

  • Consideration of Budget Vote
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

Deliberations and Questions

Room 1,Ground Floor, 120 Plein Street.

 

Wed, 15 March 2006

09:00-13:00

SABC: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plan 2006/7

  • Consideration of Budget
  • Consideration of Strategic Plan

Deliberations and Questions

E539, New Wing Bldg.

Fri, 31 March 2006

 

09:00-13:00

Vote 27:Department of Communications:

Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plans: 2006/7

Consideration of Budget Vote 27

Consideration of Strategic Plan

Deliberations on draft report on Budget hearings on Vote27 and Vote 7

Nemisa: Briefing on Budget and Strategic Plans: Consideration of Budget and Strategic Plan 2006/7.

Deliberations and Questions

M46, Ground Floor, Marks Bldg

Mr MK Lekgoro, MP Signature _______________________

Chairperson Date:

For Approval:

Mr. GQM Doidge MP Signature: _______________________

House Chairperson: Committees Date:

Additional Information:

  1. Legislation before the committee.

    2. To date no new legislation had been referred to the Committee.

  2. List of all instruments referred to the committee for consideration and report, their status and when the committee intends to finalise them:

    3. Committee completed its work

  3. List of all outstanding reports on trips and when the committee intends to adopt them.

    4. Draft reports on annual reports, 2005

  4. Adoption of reports on the Annual Reports of the Department of Communications and GCIS and their entities for 2005

    5. Draft reports on annual reports will be deliberated upon on and adopted for publication in the first term of 2006

  5. Adoption of the Committee’s Annual Report for 2005?

    6. Report adopted on 16 November 2005

  6. Broad objectives must be indicated for trips/tours:

    7. The Committee will exercise its oversight function by visiting Underserviced

    Licence Areas, Post Offices, Multi Purpose Community Centres, Cyberlabs, radio stations, Sentech facilities in the Limpopo province in the second half of 2006

     

  7. Co-ordination of visits with NCOP, Provinces and Local Govt.

    8. Co-ordination takes place during the programming phase.

  8. Co-ordination of Portfolio Committee programmes with the NCOP:

    9. The programme is forwarded to the Committee Secretary of the Select Committee in the NCOP for discussion with the Chairperson

  9. Progress with the Committee’s business planning process: A draft business plan is available to be workshopped with the Division: Strategic and Business Planning, before adoption by the Committee