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Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services
List
  • 10 other official names:
  • Departement van Kommunikasie (Afrikaans)
  • UmNyango wezokuThintana (Southern Ndebele)
  • ISebe lezoNxibelelwano (Xhosa)
  • uMnyango wezokuXhumana (Zulu)
  • LiTiko leTekuchumana (Swazi)
  • Kgoro ya Dikgokagano (Northern Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Dikgokahano (Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Ditlhaeletsano (Tswana)
  • Ndzawulo ya swa Vuhlanganisi (Tsonga)
  • Muhasho wa Vhudavhidzani (Venda)
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersiParioli Office Park, 399 Duncan Street, Hatfield, Pretoria
25°44′55″S 28°14′17″E / 25.74861°S 28.23806°E / -25.74861; 28.23806
Employees306[1]
Annual budgetR2,331,509,000[2]
Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Rosey Sekese, Director-General: Telecommunications and Postal Services
Child agencies
Websitewww.doc.gov.za

The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (formerly known as the Department of Communications) is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for overseeing the South African communications, telecommunications and broadcasting industries. The political head of the department is the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services. It was renamed in 2014 when President Jacob Zuma created a new Ministry of Communications with different responsibilities, including propaganda.[3][4]

Portfolio organisations

Portfolio organisations are those public enterprises (i.e. parastatals) that report to the South African Government via the Ministry of Communications. These are:

References

  1. ^ Annual Report 2008/09. Pretoria: Department of Communications. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-621-38855-8. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. ^ Annual Report 2008/09. Pretoria: Department of Communications. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-621-38855-8. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  3. ^ Zuma, Jacob (25 May 2014). "President Jacob Zuma announces members of the National Executive, Pretoria". www.thepresidency.gov.za. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ de Wet, Phillip. "Propaganda ministry is a go - without Mac". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ^ ".za Domain Name Authority". www.zadna.org.za. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  6. ^ Republic of South Africa: Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services .


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