Department of Communications (South Africa)

Department of Communications
Logo of the department
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	iParioli 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
Employees	306[1]
Annual budget	R2,331,509,000[2]
Ministers responsible	Siphiwe Nyanda, Minister of Communications Dina Pule, Deputy Minister of Communications
Department executive	Harold Wesso, Acting Director-General: Communications
Child agencies	SAPO SABC Sentech ICASA .za DNA NEMISA USAASA
Website
www.doc.gov.za

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.

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:

• South African Post Office
• South African Broadcasting Corporation
• Sentech
• Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
• .za Domain Name Authority
• National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa
• Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa

References

1. ^ Annual Report 2008/09. Pretoria: Department of Communications. p. 60. ISBN 9780621388558. http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=122144. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
2. ^ Annual Report 2008/09. Pretoria: Department of Communications. p. 117. ISBN 9780621388558. http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=122144. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 

External links

• Department of Communications

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