MPs hears that project management issues and sabotage may plague the South African space communication satellite project government is looking to launch.
Members of Parliament have heard that project management issues and sabotage may plague the South African space communication satellite project government is looking to launch.
The strategy was developed through a collaborative effort between the two departments, Sentech and SANSA. “We need to be very awake during the procurement, even when choosing who to partner. The satellite can be jammed in space; people have economic interests and South Africa is a milking cow. There are those people who do not appreciate when we move higher.”
Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the portfolio committee on communications and digital technologies, said the committees will lobby their counterparts in the finance cluster to ensure their support for the project. “You should present a strong business case that will detail investments and expenditures in a manner that is easy to comprehend and understand. Investment of this nature is a game-changer for our country.”
On the sabotage fears, she says: “The security cluster is a major stakeholder within the project, hence we are seeking to facilitate further engagements with sister portfolio committees in the security cluster, including defence, to ensure an all-of-government approach to the implementation of the project. We trust the executive will also ensure a similar approach from the onset. One of their responsibilities will include mitigating sabotage of the project.
Sentech SANSA Portfolio Committees South African National Defence Force SANDF Tsakani Shiviti Khusela Sangoni-Diko Imraan Subrathie Intelsat Amos Spacecom Al Yah Satellite Communications Patrick Ndlovu
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