New bill threatens Icasa independence

Communications department senior manager of policy Mashila Matlala denied any knowledge of pressure being exerted on committee members.

Matlala said the department had proposed changes to the selection procedure to shorten it, but would not object to any particular method as long as it was transparent and maintained Icasa’s independence.
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This the same guys who have people accused of R4M theft?
 
spit

we have already been down this road, already heard the arguments, already seen very clearly why the change is a very bad idea

i cannot believe that the NCOP can override a specialist body like the portfolio committee on communications in what is obviously a 100% political decision which in no way takes into account the desparate needs of the telecomms sector

adsl hearings, sno licence, USALs, self-provision, ICASA Amendment Bill, Electronic Communictions Bill - after all the hope we are evidently now going backwards to embrace the naive policy failures of 1996
 
From what I can gather, these are section 75 bills which means the following.

"Ordinary bills not affecting provinces
Once a Section 75 bill has been passed by the National Assembly, it is referred to the NCOP. If the NCOP amends the bill or rejects it, it goes back to the Assembly which may pass the bill again, with or without amendments, and send it for the President¿s assent. In other words, the Assembly can pass a Section 75 bill even if the NCOP disagrees."

Anybody disagree.
my source was :
http://www.parliament.gov.za/pls/portal/web_app.new_middle_column?p_page_name=PARLIAMENTARY_BILLS
 
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