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Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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Employees
  
306

Annual budget
  
R2,331,509,000

Jurisdiction
  
Government of South Africa

Headquarters
  
iParioli Office Park, 399 Duncan Street, Hatfield, Pretoria

Ministers responsible
  
Siyabonga Cwele, Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Department executive
  
Rosey Sekese, Director-General: Telecommunications and Postal Services

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.

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

    • References

    Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services Wikipedia
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