Executive Briefing
Welcome · Presidency
Land Reform programme slipped milestone — 1.4M title-deed target at risk.
Today's focus
Land Reform programme slipped milestone — 1.4M title-deed target at risk
Live signal
Renewable IPP Round 7 ahead of plan · 5,200 MW added
On your radar
Cabinet sequencing memo due Friday
Why this matters · citizen
Whether 62 million South Africans see life improve over five years.
NDP 2030 outcome
NDP 2030 — eliminate poverty & reduce inequality
Impact metric
58% of NDP milestones on track · target 84% by FY2030
Department of Communications & Digital Technologies
DCDT · SITA · ICASA · USAASA · Director-General · DCDT
Branches
5
Sub-teams
19
Total FTE
298
Total Budget
R4.20bn
Principal
Director-General · DCDT
Accounting Officer
Deputies & political principals
- Deputy Minister of Communications & Digital Tech · Political Principal
ICT Policy & Strategy
DDG: Policy · AI policy framework
Budget
R0.21bn
FTE
64
Sub-teams
4
Status
on-track
Delivery vs plan76%
Sub-teams (4)
AI Governance
AI policy white paper Q3
18 FTE
Spectrum Policy
IMT2030 roadmap
16 FTE
Data Protection (POPIA liaison)
14 FTE
International Treaties (ITU)
16 FTE
Digital Society
DDG: Digital Society · Smart Gov Gateway
Budget
R0.28bn
FTE
58
Sub-teams
4
Status
on-track
Delivery vs plan81%
Sub-teams (4)
Smart Gov Gateway Programme
62 services live → 80
24 FTE
Digital Identity (BMA + DHA)
8.4M digital IDs
14 FTE
Citizen Services UX
12 FTE
Digital Skills
8 FTE
Digital Economy & Infrastructure
DDG: Digital Economy · Spectrum auction R14.4bn
Budget
R0.34bn
FTE
72
Sub-teams
4
Status
ahead
Delivery vs plan96%
Sub-teams (4)
Broadband Universal Access
1.84M homes passed
28 FTE
Spectrum Management
5G coverage 38%
18 FTE
Data-Centre & Cloud Policy
12 FTE
Submarine Cable Resilience
WACS · EASSy redundancy
14 FTE
SOC Oversight
DDG: SOC Oversight · Sentech, SAPO, SABC
Budget
R0.18bn
FTE
48
Sub-teams
3
Status
at-risk
Delivery vs plan52%
Sub-teams (3)
SOC Performance Monitoring
18 FTE
Shareholder Compact Mgmt
14 FTE
Restructuring Programme
SAPO rescue · SABC Bill
16 FTE
Cybersecurity & E-Government
DDG: Cybersecurity · 12 GovCERT incidents/wk
Budget
R0.24bn
FTE
56
Sub-teams
4
Status
at-risk
Delivery vs plan59%
Sub-teams (4)
GovCERT (CSIRT)
Mean-time-to-contain 4.2h
22 FTE
Cybersecurity Hub
14 FTE
PKI & Trust Services
8 FTE
Critical Infrastructure Protection
9 sectors mapped
12 FTE
Entities · SOEs · Regulators reporting in
7 reporting entities
SITA
CEO SITA
Modernisation backlog 47%
Budget: R1.84bn
ICASA
Spectrum & licensing regulator
Budget: R0.62bn
USAASA · USAF
Universal access fund
Budget: R0.32bn
SABC
Public broadcaster · turnaround
Budget: R4.80bn
SAPO
Business rescue exit
Sentech
Broadcast signal distribution
Budget: R1.42bn
.za Domain Authority
1.3M domains
Risk Register
Top exposures
SITA modernisation backlog blocking 14 dept programmes
criticalOwner: DDG: SOC Oversight
→ Ring-fence modernisation budget; CEO performance contract.
GovCERT capacity vs ransomware surge (+38% YoY)
highOwner: DDG: Cybersecurity
→ Incident-response framework; tabletop exercises.
SAPO rescue conclusion uncertainty
highOwner: DDG: SOC Oversight
→ Treasury guarantee structuring.
Spectrum unused by Tier-2 awardees
mediumOwner: ICASA
→ Use-it-or-lose-it enforcement.
Cross-Office Dependencies
Flows in / flows out