News 2003 archive
NEW CHAIRPERSON FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS
On the 25th of June 2003 Parliament announced the appointment of Mr Mpetjane Lekgoro as the new chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on…
view full articleNATIONAL BROADCAST CONTENT AND LANGUAGE SUMMIT
The Department of Communications announced that it will be hosting a National Broadcast Content and Language Summit towards the end of September. The National Summit will be preceded by mini-summits in all nine provinces during the months of…
view full articleICASA 4-YEAR COMMUNITY SOUND BROADCASTING LICENSING PROCESS NEARING THE END
An ICASA spokesperson confirmed that ICASA is currently in the process of deliberating on the licence applications for the Gauteng province. This process is expected to be finalised by the end of July. The spokesperson said that ICASA hopes…
view full articleAPPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF 4-YEAR COMMUNITY SOUND BROADCASTING LICENCES
ICASA issued a notice that applications have been received for the renewals of 4-year community sound broadcasting licences from the Free State and Northern Cape provinces. Interested parties are invited to make written representation within…
view full articleMinister`s Budget Speech Points to Universal Access and Content Development
The budget speech by the Minister of Communications, Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri on 29 May, pointed to broader access to services and the development and provision of content in the broadcasting system. The Minister stated that the Broadcasting…
view full articleICASA Business and Strategy Plan for 2003/2004
ICASA has recently released its Business and Strategy Plan for the 2003/2004 financial year. The plan sets out ICASA`s activities for the next year and details a multitude of projects related to policy and development, enforcement and…
view full articleRegulations Regarding Promotional Competitions
The Minister of Trade and Industry has promulgated regulations on promotional competitions which influences the manner in which marketers conduct promotional competitions and also how these are promoted by…
view full articleBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Bill
“The Bill” is one of a number of steps being taken by Government to address the lack of effective participation in the economy by the majority of South Africans. The Bill proposes a Black Economic Advisory Council as an Advisory Council.…
view full articleNAB and ICASA forms task team to look at Radio Data System in South Africa
A task team has been established under the auspices of the NAB Technical Committee to investigate the Radio Data System (RDS) standards for FM transmission in South Africa. A further brief would be to look at the utilisation and regulatory…
view full articleFour-Year Community Radio and Signal Distribution Licences
ICASA is nearing the end of the very arduous and difficult process of licensing Four-Year Community Sound Broadcasting and Signal Distribution services. ICASA has published a notice that the process in the Western Cape has been concluded and…
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