The Portfolio Committee on Communications is a portfolio committee of the
National Assembly
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in the
Parliament of South Africa
The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature. It is located in Cape Town; the country's legislative capital city, capital.
Under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameralism, bicameral Parliamen ...
. The role of the committee is to oversee the work of the
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 ove ...
and other related public bodies.
Since August 2019,
Boyce Maneli of the
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, fir ...
(ANC) has served as the chairperson of the portfolio committee.
Membership
The membership of the committee is as follows:
The following Members of Parliament serve as alternate members:
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Nqabayomzi Kwankwa (
United Democratic Movement
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) is a centre-left, social-democratic, South African political party, formed by a prominent former National Party leader, Roelf Meyer (who has since resigned from the UDM), a former African National Congre ...
)
*
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (
Economic Freedom Fighters
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African communist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, and his allies, on 26 July 20 ...
)
*
Sheilla Xego (
African National Congress
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)
References
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Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa