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Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development & SEDA & SEFA 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
25 Apr 2018
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development on its 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans and budget.
In order to be more effectively geared for roles it must play going forward to lead the construction of a vibrant and agile small business ecosystem, the Department ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, Statistics SA, National Youth Development Agency Quarter 3 performance
21 Feb 2018
The Department of Planning Monitoring & Evaluation briefed the Committee on its performance and financial information for the third quarter of 2017/18 financial year.
The Department finalised the placement of 99% of its permanent staff. On legislative reform, the Department has already drafted the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Bill and ...
Public Service and Administration
Government employee housing; Pension payout fast tracking; Distressed mining towns: DPME report; Labour court orders non-implementation by departments: PSC report
29 Nov 2017
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the non-implementation of arbitration and labour-related court orders by government departments, and said it held the view that this had negative implications for labour relations in the work place and caused distress and bankruptcy for affected employees. The Commission’s study showed ...
Public Service and Administration
Presidential Hotline Report; Budget cuts impact; Public sector salary negotiations
22 Nov 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the operation, successes and challenges faced by the Presidential Hotline. The Hotline was part of the government’s monitoring tools, and allowed it to feed citizen-collected data into the policy system, to change programmes and monitor the quality of ...
Public Service and Administration
Department response to Mpumalanga oversight recommendations; Limpopo and Mpumalanga progress on oversight recommendations
15 Nov 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on the progress made on the signing of performance agreements by Heads of Departments (HoDs) in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, and on the 30-day payment of suppliers.
The DPME reported it had achieved a ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, NYDA, Stats SA & DPSA Quarter 2 performance; with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2017
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) briefed the Committee on its performance and financial information for the second quarter of the 2017/2018 financial year. The Agency’s achieved 65% of its year to date targets, which equated to 14 of 21 targets being achieved under the second quarter. NYDA spent 95% ...
Public Service and Administration
NSG, CPSI Quarter 2 performance, with Minister
1 Nov 2017
The National School of Governance (NSG) said it played a strategic role in building the capacity of public servants to deliver effective services. It continued to roll out training in the four streams of leadership, management, administration and induction. It was also active in the international sphere, where it supported ...
Public Service and Administration
Minister on HoD performance agreements/evaluations & retention/time served; Political Administrative Interface; PSC Amendment Bill; Chairperson election
25 Oct 2017
Minister Faith Muthambi said the average time spent by HoDs in their positions was a performance indicator for the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).
The Acting Director General of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) discussed the statistics for the average time spent by Heads of Department in ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
19 Oct 2017
2017 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee considered and adopted the Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR).
A few Members suggested that the word “commended” in paragraph 5.1.3 in was problematic as the Committee did not receive any briefing from the Department around ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Planting Season state of readiness: National & Provincial Agriculture Departments
17 Oct 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries together with eight provincial agriculture departments briefed the Portfolio Committee on their state of readiness for the 2017/18 planting season.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) informed the Committee there has been a decline in the number of people with inadequate ...