The Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), Ms. Pinky Kekana, will from Monday, the 2nd of November to Wednesday the 4th of November, visit the Ga Segonyana, Gamagara and Joe Morolong Local Municipality’s located in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province as part of the Department’s Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) programme monitoring, public awareness and indigent registration drive.
Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) Programme:
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is tasked with ensuring the rollout of the Broadcasting Digital Migration programme (BDM) in South Africa and seeks to migrate the country from analogue to digital service, and as well as ensure universal access to broadcasting services to all South Africans. The visit follows the initial Switch- off of 18 analogue transmitters in October 2016. Monitoring/inspection activities seek to identify challenges and institute remedial actions of the programme in the Province.
The Deputy Minister will be accompanied on the visit by the Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Dr Makgabo Reginah Mhaule.
The three-day visit will be in collaboration with BDM stakeholders, the Northern Cape Provincial Government, District and Local municipalities who are key in supporting the programme in the province.
Details of the visit are as follows:
Broadcasting Digital Migration Programme Inspection, Public Awareness and Indigent Registration Drive
Date: 2 November 2020
Venue: Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality, Kuruman
Time: 9:00-14:00
Date: 3 November 2020
Venue: Gamagara Local Municipality, Kathu
Time: 9:00-14:00
Date: 4 November 2020
Venue: Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Kuruman
Time: 9:00-14:00
RSVP:
Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality David Mabuda
Cell: 071 330 5841
Gamagara Local Municipality Kamogelo Semaimai
Cell: 082 660 7809
Joe Morolong Local Municipality Eugene Khokhong
Cell: 076 506 8391
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Dineo Leserwane
Cell: 073 111 0033
Media enquiries:
DCDT
Zandile Ngubeni
Cell: 066 304 6609
