Develop information and communication technology (ICT) policies and legislation that create favourable conditions for accelerated and shared sustainable economic growth that positively impacts on the wellbeing of all South Africans.
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services is mandated to develop ICT policies that create conditions for an accelerated and sustained shared growth of the South African economy, and to ensure the development of robust, reliable, secure and affordable ICT infrastructure. This is to contribute to the development of an inclusive information society in which information and ICT tools are key drivers of economic and societal development. The Electronic Communications Act (2005) allows the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services to draft policies in order to fulfil South Africa’s obligations under bilateral, multilateral, and international treaties and conventions; set guidelines for the determination of certain licence fees by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa; promote universal service and electronic communications services in underserviced areas; promote the participation of small business in the ICT sector; and enhance the capacity of and exercise oversight of state owned enterprises. The department also contributes to building an ICT skills base in the country in order to ensure equitable prosperity and global competitiveness.
In addition to the Electronic Communications Act (2005), the department’s mandate is derived from the following legislation:
the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (2002)
the Sentech Act (1996)
the Postal Services Act (1998)
the South African Post Office SOC Ltd Act (2011)
the South African Postbank Limited Act (2010)
the State Information Technology Agency Act (1998)
the Broadband Infraco Act (2007).
The Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) is a book published along with the tabling of the budget for the new financial year.
A department's programmes are the activities that it spends money on during the financial year. Different programmes have different expenditure budgets, depending on their requirements and available finances. More detail on the programmes is available in the department's Estimates of National Expenditure documents.
Each chart shows the budgeted spending by each sub-programme of that programme.
Each chart shows the budgeted spending by economic classification under that Programme.
Each chart shows the budgeted spending of each Programme under that Economic Classification.
The Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE) is a book published along with the tabling of the adjusted budget.
These charts show changes to the spending plans originally published in the Estimates of National Expenditure. Details of these changes are published in the Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure.
Total adjustment to the original budget for this department.
Changes to planned spending between categories within this department.
Budgeted and actual expenditure/allocations for a department can increase or decrease from year to year. Changes in expenditure for a department can be because of changes in the activities of the department, because of changes in priorities between departments, because of cost efficiencies or because of increases in the price of goods and services due to inflation.
The chart shows the department’s actual expenditure for past years, and budgeted expenditure for the current year and the upcoming three years of the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF). By adjusting these numbers to take inflation into account, it is possible to determine if a department’s expenditure is really increasing or decreasing in real terms, as compared to the rest of the economy.
Previous financial years indicate actual expenditure while upcoming financial years indicate estimated expenditure:
Compare the adjusted appropriation to the main appropriation to see whether changes were made in the adjustments budget to the appropriations set out in the budget. The audited outcome shows what was actually spent.
Note: Direct charges against the National Revenue Fund are excluded.
Read more in the Annual Report on the department's website.
Compare the amount of budget allocated to each of this deparment’s programmes at each phase in the process leading up to the Audited Outcome
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