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2010/09/02
S Nyanda switches on TV base station in Agter Witzenberg Valley
The Minister of Communications, General Siphiwe Nyanda has officially switched-on a television base station in Agter Witzenberg Valley.
The community of Agter Witzenberg Valley in the Cape Winelands District Municipality had for sometime been experiencing challenges in accessing TV signal transmission for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) channels 1 and 3 and the free-to-air channel, E-TV.
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2010/09/01
S Nyanda to switch on television (TV) base station in Agter Witzenberg Valley, 2 Sept
The Minister of Communications, General (Ret) Siphiwe Nyanda will officially switch on the television base station at the Agter Witzenberg community hall in the Cape Winelands district municipality, Western Cape tomorrow.
The switch-on will ensure that the communities in and around the Cape Winelands district municipality have access to television signal transmission and will receive an additional TV channels (1, 3 and E-TV). The ...
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2010/08/20
S Nyanda appoints Digital Dzonga Advisory Council members
The Minister of Communications General Siphiwe Nyanda today announced the new 15 members of Digital Dzonga Advisory Council.
The council will advise the minister on and oversee the complex process of migrating South Africa's analogue broadcasting services to a new digital technology known as digital terrestrial television (DTT).
The 15 members ...
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2010/08/11
J Zuma receives reports on investigation of S Nyanda ethics code
President Jacob Zuma received, on 2 and 10 August 2010 respectively, two reports from the Public Protector on investigations into alleged breach of the Executive Members Ethics Act, 1998 and the Executive Ethics Code by the Minister of Communications, General Siphiwe Nyanda.
The Public Protector, Advocate Thulisile Madonsela, conducted two investigations in terms of section three of the Executive Member Ethics Act, 1998 read with sections six and seven of the ...
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2010/08/11
S Nyanda on Public Protector investigation report on breach of Executive Members' Ethics Act
The Minister of Communications General Siphiwe Nyanda has noted the final report of the Public Protector following an investigation into an allegation of a breach of the Executive Members' Ethics Act of 1998 and the executive ethics code.
The investigation was in relation to a contract awarded to Abalozi, a company which General Nyanda's children's trust, the Mphephethwa Trust, owns a 45 percent shareholding.
The Minister feels vindicated by the findings of...
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2010/07/15
S Nyanda on alleged suspension of Director-General Mamodupi Mohlala
Communications Minister General Siphiwe Nyanda has noted a newspaper report suggesting that he was about to suspend the Director-General in his department, Ms Mamodupi Mohlala, following alleged disagreements over the issuing of tenders by the department and other issues.
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2010/07/01
S Nyanda announces new ICASA chairperson
The Minister of Communications General Siphiwe Nyanda has the pleasure to announce Dr Stephen Sipho Mncube as the new chairperson of the communications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). "My ministry will continue to give the support to the work you do and build public-private-partnerships with a view to addressing the many social challenges facing the country," concluded General Nyanda Brief background of Dr Stephen Sipho Mncube ... [highlighted result]
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2010/06/26
S Nyanda on statement by Zwelinzima Vavi
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2010/06/09
S Nyanda to switch on low power transmitter, 10 Jun
The Minister of Communications, General (Ret) Siphiwe Nyanda will officially switch-on the low power transmitter in Ekulindeni near Badplaas in the Mpumalanga province on Thursday, 10 June 2010. The switch-on of the transmitter comes on the eve of the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The transmitter will ensure that about 20 000 community members from Ekulindeni and surrounding areas have access to television and radio signal transmission.The switch on will also ensure that the ... [highlighted result]
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2010/06/08
S Nyanda: Handover of mobile phones to Ministers
Programme Director, Deputy Minister Dina Pule
Honourable Minister of Police, Mr Mthethwa
Honourable Minister of Health, Dr Motsoaledi
Provincial Members of the Executive Council present
Chairperson and Members of the Portfolio Committee on Communications present
Chairperson of ICASA and his team
Director Generals and Acting Director General present today
National Police and Provincial Commissioners present
National and Provincial Heads of ...
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2010/06/07
S Nyanda to handover mobile phones to Ministries of Police and Health, 8 Jun
Communications Minister General (Retired) Siphiwe Nyanda will hand over 80 000 mobile units to the Ministries of Police and Health as part of the 3G (third generation) spectrum license. Minister Nyanda will be joined by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and all nine Health MECs.During his 2010 budget vote speech, Minister Nyanda announced that the Ministry of Communications has reached an agreement with ... [highlighted result]
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2010/05/17
S Nyanda: World Telecommunications and Information Society Day celebration
Honourable Deputy Minister of Communications, Dina Pule
Premier of Gauteng, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane
Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Mr Amos Masondo
Director-General of the Department of Communications, Mamodupi Mohlala
Ward councillor and other councillors of neighbouring wards present here
Leaders of other community organisations
Representatives of the City of Johannesburg
Representatives of our state owned enterprises present here today
Leaders of information and ...
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2010/05/17
S Nyanda: World Telecommunications and Information Society Day celebration
Honourable Deputy Minister of Communications, Dina Pule
Premier of Gauteng, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane
Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Mr Amos Masondo
Director General of the Department of Communications, Mamodupi Mohlala
Ward councillor and other councillors of neighbouring wards present here
Leaders of other community organisations
Representatives of the City of Johannesburg
Representatives of our state owned enterprises present here today
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2010/05/06
S Nyanda: Local and Digital Content Summit
Programme director,Representatives of the broader content and creative industries, organised labour, academia and civil society
Our International Guest Speaker, Mrs Jane Wrightson
Representatives from the Regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
Colleagues from other government departments and state-owned entities
Members of the general public and media fraternity
Ladies and gentlemenGood morning! Secondly, that ...
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2010/05/03
S Nyanda to host Local Content Summit, 6 to 7 May
The Minister of Communications, General (Ret.) Siphiwe Nyanda, invites members of the public, industry, labour, civil society and other interested sectors to attend the Local Content Summit.The purpose of the summit is to refine and finalise the draft local content development strategy released by the Department in 2009. Key amongst strategic issues to be discussed includes the following:1. Integration and harmonisation of local content policies to foster transformation and ... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/20
S Nyanda: Communications Dept Budget Vote 2010/11
ICT is a catalyst for service delivery and the backbone of 21st century socio-economic development.In 1995 our government initiated the development of a South African Information Technology Industry Strategy (SAITIS) project, which set out an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector Strategy Development Framework for South Africa. This will also contribute to our involvement in growing the second economy.Honourable chairperson,The Department of ... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/20
S Nyanda to deliver Communications Dept Budget Vote 2010/11, 20 Apr
The Minister of Communications, General (Ret) Siphiwe Nyanda will deliver the Department of Communications 2010 budget vote speech this afternoon, 20 April 2010. In the speech, the minister will highlight the department s key priorities and deliverables for the year ahead.Details of the event are as follows:Venue: Room E249 in Parliament
Date: 20 April 2010
Time: 16h00For media enquiries contact:
Tiyani Rikhotso
Cell: 083 800 9936
E-mail: ...
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2010/04/19
S Nyanda: Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Conference
The President of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA), Mr Abubakar Jijiwa
The Vice-President of the CBA, Mr Ken Clark
The Chairperson of the SABC Board, Dr Ben Ngubane, other board members present here
The Group CEO of the SABC, Mr Solly Mokoetle
The Executives of the various broadcasting organisations present here today representatives of the communications regulator, ICASA
Our international guests from the CBA member states and neighbouring ...
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2010/04/13
The Minister of Communications General (Ret.) Siphiwe Nyanda undertook an official visit to Cuba from 7 to 13 April 2010.During his visit, Minister Nyanda met several Cuban ministers including Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Mr Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Marcos Rodriguez Costa.Minister Nyanda signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and cooperation in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) with his... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/07
S Nyanda on Digital Dzonga as government component of Department of Communications
The Minister of Communications intends to establish Digital Dzonga as a government component of the Department of Communications to oversee and coordinate South Africa preparation and readiness for a full switchover to digital television by November 2011.The minister will appoint the head of Digital Dzonga who will report to the Head of Department of Communications on amongst other things policy implementation, performance, integrated planning, budgeting and service delivery. The ... [highlighted result]
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