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Science & Technology Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
13 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Chairperson took the Committee through the Legacy Report, highlighting issues pertaining the Department’s key focus areas, critical issues pertaining to the science, technology and innovation sector, the Committee’s oversight visits and its engagement with entities, despite time restrictions.
She also addressed the implementation ...
Economic Development
Committee Oversight Reports
12 Mar 2019
The North West Oversight Report was adopted with the addition of 2 suggestions. A Member suggested that the reports hould include the Sun City Airport matter as well as the alleged corruption in the Mphebatho Cultural Museum. The Committee noted that this would assist the Sixth Parliament Committee, and recommend ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill: consideration
6 Mar 2019
The Committee was taken through the amendments of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Members were overall pleased with the amendments. Members asked for the term of the Chief Executive Officer to be amended in line with what they had previously discussed. The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic ...
Economic Development
Legacy Report of Economic Development Portfolio Committee
5 Mar 2019
Find here once available - Legacy Reports
The Committee discussed and approved its legacy report. The content adviser took the Members through the areas where amendments had been made. The issues raised during the previous meeting were addressed and the report was concluded.
A Member suggested that the legacy ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill [B42-2018]: deliberation
27 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed on Department’s correspondence with the Western Cape Government on the amendments to the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Clauses and sections of note were: Clause 17 would be amended by inserting a new clause in the ASSAf Act that dealt with appeal committees which would ...
Economic Development
Committee Legacy Report
26 Feb 2019
Documents handed out: Draft Report of the Portfolio on Economic Development on its activities undertaken during the Fifth Parliament (2014-2019) [once available Tabled Committee Reports]
The main agenda of the meeting was to deliberate on the Portfolio Committee’s legacy report, which covered the work that it had started in May ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill [B42-2018]: DST briefing
20 Feb 2019
The Committee met with the Department for a briefing on the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill.
The new Bill seeks to harmonise the processes for termination of the membership of Boards of entities established by the principal Acts, clarifying the requirements for the disqualification from membership of Boards or ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Legacy Report
19 Feb 2019
The Committee’s Legacy Report was tabled. Members were advised to read the report as it will be discussed in the next meeting.
Economic Development
Minister of Economic Development on Transformation
27 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Economic Development on the impact created by the Industrial Development Corporation’s (IDC’s) investment decisions on transformation and economic inclusion. The Department had set a five year target for the IDC to promote economic inclusion and had provided it with R32 billion funding ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology Quarter 2 performance
21 Nov 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on its Second Quarter Performance and Financial Report. The Director-General related numerous successful activities that the Department had engaged in to promote science, technology and innovation, including a number of highly successful conferences and ongoing successes with the SALT telescope and ...