Committee Oversight Reports; Committee Report on Department’s Quarter 1 2017/18 Performance

Tourism

15 November 2017
Chairperson: Ms B Ngcobo (ANC)
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Meeting Summary

The Draft Committee Report on the oversight visit to the Western Cape Province was adopted unamended. Issues that had emerged from the oversight visit were security of cities, grading and also the renaming of “Eden” to the “Garden Route”. The Draft Committee Report on the oversight visit to the Limpopo Province was adopted as amended. During the oversight issues had emerged around infrastructure and Social Responsibility Infrastructure (SRI) projects. Members felt that the costs for buildings that had been erected were far too high. The Chairperson said that the Airlift Strategy in the Limpopo Province also needed attention. During the oversight to Limpopo a presentation was made on homestays and members was reminded of its importance. Members suggested that homestays should form part of the work of the Committee. Homestays was a new niche market. Members suggested that the management committee of the Committee should follow up on issues that had emerged on oversight visits.

The Draft Report of the Committee on the Quarter 1 2017/18 Performance Report of the National Department of Tourism (NDT) was adopted as amended. Structural changes were affected to the Draft Report. Members emphasised that there should be synergy between the Quarter 4 2016/17 Performance Report and the Quarter 1 2017/18 Performance Report. Work on issues had to follow on from one Report to the other. There had to be a line of development. For instance recommendations made in Quarter 4 of 2016/17 should be implemented in Quarter 1 of 2017/18.

Outstanding Committee Minutes were adopted. 

Meeting report

Draft Committee Report on the oversight visit to the Western Cape Province

The Chairperson said that on the oversight visit some issues that had emerged were security of cities, grading and also the renaming of “Eden” to the “Garden Route”.

Mr J Vos (DA, Western Cape) said that consultation had taken place in relation to the renaming.

The Chairperson placed the Draft Report before the Committee for consideration.

The Draft Report was adopted unamended.

Draft Committee Report on oversight visit to the Limpopo Province

The Chairperson said that issues had emerged on infrastructure and Social Responsibility Infrastructure (SRI) projects.

Mr G Krumbock (DA, KwaZulu-Natal) had taken upon himself to work out the costing of the buildings erected and had found them to be high. The issue was about whether these projects were value for money.

Ms P Adams (ANC, Northern Cape) proposed that the management committee of the Committee follow up on issues that had emerged on oversight visits.

The Chairperson pointed out that the ball was rolling now that the Minister of Tourism was involved. She also felt that the Airlift Strategy in the Limpopo Province was not good enough. She assured members that issues would be followed up.

Mr Vos pointed out that a presentation on homestays that the Committee had received on oversight was not captured in the Draft Report. It was worth noting that homestays was an opportunity for the Provincial Department of Tourism. The challenge on homestays was that there was support but no funding.

The Chairperson stated that homestays should be looked at across the board.

Mr Vos noted that homestays should be part of the work that the Committee was doing. Homestays was a new niche market.

Mr Krumbock thanked the Committee for its work and support to him on the matter of road signage to the Nelson Mandela Capture Site near Howick. The Committee’s contribution was hugely appreciated as the issue had been dragging for far too long.

The Draft Report was adopted as amended.

Draft Report of the Committee on the Quarter 1 2017/18 Performance Report of the National Department of Tourism (NDT)

Ms Adams emphasised that there should be synergy between the Quarter 4 2016/17 Performance Report and the Quarter 1 2017/18 Performance Report. Work on issues had to follow on from one Report to the other. There had to be a line of development. For instance recommendations made in Quarter 4 of 2016/17 should be implemented in Quarter 1 of 2017/18. She insisted that there should be alignment.

The Chairperson pointed out that the recommendations in the Quarter 4 2016/17 Performance Report were captured in the Committee’s Budgetary Review Recommendations Report (BRRR).

Ms Adams also pointed out that the Draft Report required some headings to be inserted in it and that it should be structured in a different way. She felt that reports of the Committee was its legacy and had to be compiled in a proper manner.

The Draft Report was adopted as amended.

Committee Minutes

The Committee adopted the following outstanding minutes unamended:

  • 3,5,12 and 18 May 2017
  • 1 and 9 June 2017
  • 18 and 25 August 2017
  • 1 and 8 September 2017
  • 4,13,20 and 27 October 2017
  • 3 November 2017

The meeting was adjourned.

 

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