Department of Communications (South Africa)

Department of Communications (South Africa)
Department of Communications
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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:

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. 

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