Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (formerly the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services and 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 Communications and Digital Technologies, who is assisted by a deputy minister. As of August 2021^[update] the minister is Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and her deputy is Philly Mapulane.^[1]

In 2014 President Jacob Zuma renamed the original Department of Communications to the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, at the same time creating a new Department of Communications with different responsibilities, including propaganda.^[2][3] In June 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the two departments would be merged to create the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.^[4]

Ministers through the years

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:

• Broadband Infraco [de]
• Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
• South African Post Office
• Sentech
• .za Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA^[5])
• National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa
• Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa
• e-Skills Institute^[6]

References

1. "President Cyril Ramaphosa: Changes to the national executive". Government of South Africa. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
2. Zuma, Jacob (25 May 2014). "President Jacob Zuma announces members of the National Executive, Pretoria". The Presidency of South Africa. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
3. de Wet, Phillip (26 May 2014). "Propaganda ministry is a go - without Mac". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
4. "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020. The Minister of Communications is responsible for the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT). This is a new department arising from a merger between the Department of Communications (DOC) and the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS).
5. ".za Domain Name Authority". ZADNA. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
6. Republic of South Africa: Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services Archived 2016-11-07 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Department of Communications
• ZADNA