QUESTION TO THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS – FOR WRITTEN RESPONSE
19 JULY 2010-ID’S PATRICIA DE LILLE RECEIVES ANSWER FROM MINISTER NYANDA ON STAFF’S MORE THAN HALF MILLION RAND TRIP TO BRAZIL
PATRICIA DE LILLE, MP AND ID LEADER
ID’S PATRICIA DE LILLE RECEIVES ANSWER FROM MINISTER NYANDA ON STAFF’S MORE THAN HALF MILLION RAND TRIP TO BRAZIL
ID President Patricia de Lille has received a response to her question, for written reply, to Siphiwe Nyanda, the Minister of Communications, relating to the Department’s announcement in April that it was going to review the European standard and consider the Japanese standard, in terms of digital migration.
Ms De Lille’s question relates to the trip taken by Department staff to Brazil - one of only 3 nations that use the Japanese standard [120 use the European standard] - to investigate digital migration.
The Minister’s response is below –
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1796
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 4 June 2010
QUESTION PAPER NO: 16
DATE OF REPLY: 17 June 2010
Mrs P de Lille (ID) asked the Minister of Communications
Whether he sent a delegation to Brazil to investigate digital migration; if so, (a) how was the trip funded, (b) what was the total cost of the trip and (c) who was each person in the delegation? NW2068E
Yes
(a) The trip was funded by the Department of Communications.
(b) The total cost of the trip was R578, 993.00.
(c) Delegation was made up of the following representatives of the Department
1. Mamodupi Mohlala : Director General
2. Rosey Sekese- Deputy Director General (DDG): Infrastructure Development
3. Gift Buthelezi- Acting Deputy Director General (ADDG): Policy Development
4. Moseamo Sebola: ADDG: International Affairs
5. Mlindi Kgamedi- Chief Director: Office of the Director General
6. Treveen Rabindhnath- Director: Institute for Satellite and Software Development
7. Sithembiso Manzini- Director: Policy Development
8. Silulami Doyi- Deputy Director: Spectrum Management
9. Tiyani Rikhotso: Media Liaison Officer - Office of the Minister
10. Brian Gungwini: Deputy Director- Policy Development
For media enquiries, please call Steven Otter, the spokesperson for Patricia de Lille, on 084 233 3811
ID’S PATRICIA DE LILLE RECEIVES ANSWER FROM MINISTER NYANDA ON STAFF’S MORE THAN HALF MILLION RAND TRIP TO BRAZIL
ID President Patricia de Lille has received a response to her question, for written reply, to Siphiwe Nyanda, the Minister of Communications, relating to the Department’s announcement in April that it was going to review the European standard and consider the Japanese standard, in terms of digital migration.
Ms De Lille’s question relates to the trip taken by Department staff to Brazil - one of only 3 nations that use the Japanese standard [120 use the European standard] - to investigate digital migration.
The Minister’s response is below –
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1796
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 4 June 2010
QUESTION PAPER NO: 16
DATE OF REPLY: 17 June 2010
Mrs P de Lille (ID) asked the Minister of Communications
Whether he sent a delegation to Brazil to investigate digital migration; if so, (a) how was the trip funded, (b) what was the total cost of the trip and (c) who was each person in the delegation? NW2068E
Yes
(a) The trip was funded by the Department of Communications.
(b) The total cost of the trip was R578, 993.00.
(c) Delegation was made up of the following representatives of the Department
1. Mamodupi Mohlala : Director General
2. Rosey Sekese- Deputy Director General (DDG): Infrastructure Development
3. Gift Buthelezi- Acting Deputy Director General (ADDG): Policy Development
4. Moseamo Sebola: ADDG: International Affairs
5. Mlindi Kgamedi- Chief Director: Office of the Director General
6. Treveen Rabindhnath- Director: Institute for Satellite and Software Development
7. Sithembiso Manzini- Director: Policy Development
8. Silulami Doyi- Deputy Director: Spectrum Management
9. Tiyani Rikhotso: Media Liaison Officer - Office of the Minister
10. Brian Gungwini: Deputy Director- Policy Development
For media enquiries, please call Steven Otter, the spokesperson for Patricia de Lille, on 084 233 3811
