Department of Communications (South Africa)

The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for overseeing the South African communications, telecommunications and broadcasting industries. The political head of the department is the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services. It was renamed in 2014 when President Jacob Zuma created a new Ministry of Communications with different responsibilities.Portfolio organisationsPortfolio organisations are those public enterprises that report to the South African Government via the Ministry of Communications. These are: Broadband Infraco Independent Communications Authority of South Africa South African Post Office Sentech .za Domain Name Authority National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa e-Skills Institute