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Minister of CommunicationsGovernment was committed to introducing the proposed conversion process from analogue to digital broadcasting on 1 November 2008 and adhering to the three-year transition period. The minister of…
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Select Committee on Labour and Public EnterprisesCivil society groups have asked that the short list of candidates for the public broadcaster's board appointment process be published and that an evaluation…
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Portfolio Committee on CommunicationsThe majority view amongst stakeholders providing standpoints on Parliament's attempt to acquire the power to dismiss the public broadcaster's board was that the proposed legislation was inherently…
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Last Updated : August 18, 2008
Portfolio Committee on CommunicationsIn a process that has been well ahead of the government printer, the Broadcasting Amendment Bill in a short space of time has received the approval of…
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Portfolio Committee on CommunicationsMembers of the communications portfolio committee have declared their intention to create a mechanism to enable Parliament to facilitate the removal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation…
