Department Of Communications

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi fires back at former CEO Jimi Matthews over ‘suspicious’ timing of SABC resignation

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Jun 2016

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says her ministry has full confidence in the board of the SABC.

State’s new propaganda plan to hurt media budgets

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Jul 2015

President Jacob Zuma's administration has a new propaganda plan that includes establishing a government TV news channel.

FPB earmarks R8m to censor online

Article Phillip De Wet - 18 Mar 2015

The Film and Publications Board plans to spend over R8-million a year to police YouTube, but is about to have its child pornography wings clipped.

Brand SA wants its bucks back

Article Qaanitah Hunter - 5 Mar 2015

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi's panel bled cash from a state entity tasked with polishing SA's image, and it wants her to pay back the money.

Minister of spin out of control

Article Qaanitah Hunter - 5 Feb 2015

Faith Muthambi's communications department is riven with dissent and has not been able to fulfil its mandate.

SIU to probe communications tender

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Feb 2014

The Special Investigating Unit will probe the validity of a tender awarded by the department of communications, says the presidency.

What the ‘universal’ water access lie taught us about broadband

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Jan 2014

The communication department has set a target of "universal" broadband access. But if it is similar to our water access, it won't be universal at all.

Pule found guilty of breaching code of conduct

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Aug 2013

Axed communications minister Dina Pule has been found guilty of improperly benefiting her lover and faces the maximum penalties allowed by Parliament.

Computers donated in Heideveld

Article Advertorial - 24 May 2013

The department of communications donated computers to launch a computer-resource centre in Heideveld, Cape Town, last week.

New e-skills network launched

Article Advertorial - 24 May 2013

Minister of Communications Dina Pule last week launched a government institution that is designed to build e-readiness throughout South Africa.

Connecting more to the people

Article Advertorial - 24 May 2013

Big plans will get South Africans talking more, seeing more and knowing more

Pule wants in on SABC board appointments

Article bogdan TagDiv - 21 May 2013

Communications Minister Dina Pule wants to be involved in the process of appointing the South African Broadcasting Corporation board members.

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Eastern Cape MEC orders graft investigation after two workers killed at troubled district municipality

Chris Gilili - 17 Feb 2020

The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption

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South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

Sarah Smit & Chris Gilili - 14 Feb 2020

But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of

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SA’s quarantine plan for coronavirus

Athandiwe Saba & Thanduxolo Jika - 14 Feb 2020

A small Free State dorp and 14 days of isolation — this is the plan for citizens returning from China, to prevent a potential outbreak of the disease

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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