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Public Enterprises
Eskom feedback on the challenges facing it
22 Apr 2015
In a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees on Public Enterprises and on Energy, the Eskom Board with support of the Eskom executive, provided feedback on progress made with the challenges facing it.
Questions and concerns raised by Members included:
- Governance instability which included the suspension of the four ...
Economic Development
Industrial Development Corporation Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
21 Apr 2015
The IDC is going to maximise its impact with existing resources it has to increasingly lead industrial capacity development.
The activities of the IDC are aligned to the programmes of the government that focus on driving increased economic activity in productive sectors and seeking to have a greater impact on ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises response to Committee questions; Auditor-General on DPE 2015 plans
15 Apr 2015
Auditor-General South Africa said no significant findings were identified in the review of the DPE Annual Performance Plan for the 2015/16 financial year. Some of the questions raised by Members were: Was AGSA mandated to act on issues around non-performance? How was it possible that the DPE received a clean ...
Economic Development
Minister of Economic Development on their 2015/16 Strategic Plan
14 Apr 2015
The Committee heard a briefing by the Minister and Deputy Minister of Economic Development on the Department’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan.
The Minister spent time outlining the context within which the Department operated before moving on to give details of the three programmes of the Department: Administration; Growth ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2015/16, in presence of Minister
25 Mar 2015
The Minister and Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) met with the Committee to present the Department's Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. The Minister gave an overview of the six State Owned Companies (SOCs) - Transnet, Eskom, SA Express, Denel, South African Forestry Company (SAFCOL) and Alexkor ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Hosting of Sedibeng Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality Gauteng Provincial Legislature by the JC on Ethics Committee
20 Mar 2015
Parliament established the first code of conduct for Members in 1997. It was first mainly around disclosure of financial interests. In 2014, Parliament established new a code of conduct. The Committee was mandated to monitor and oversee colleague’s interests. The code of conduct held Members accountable in their exercise of ...
Public Enterprises
Build Programme impact on local businesses, skills development, job creation and beneficiation: briefing by Department of Public Enterprises
18 Mar 2015
The Department of Public Enterprises briefed the Committee on the impact of the build programme in terms of supporting local businesses, skills development, job creation and beneficiation. The presentation focused on programmes within Eskom and Transnet. The Transnet programme dealt mainly with what was anticipated to be achieved in the ...
Public Enterprises
State-owned Companies performance: Department of Public Enterprises update on implementation of Auditor-General recommendations
25 Feb 2015
The Department of Public Enterprises briefed the Committee on the findings and recommendations of the Auditor-General in to the affairs and functioning of its State Owned Companies. The Acting Director General broke down the SOCs overseen by the Department by revenue, profit and asset value. The eight companies were: Eskom; ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department, with Deputy Minister: 2nd Quarter 2014 Performance Report
4 Nov 2014
The Economic Development Department (EDD), with participation also from the Deputy Minister, gave two presentations on the 2nd quarter of the 2014/15 financial year, the first highlighting its key performance indicators and the second presentation focusing on the financial performance. . The Deputy Minister led the first presentation and explained ...
Economic Development
International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa & Competition Tribunal on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
28 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to receive presentations from the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) and the Competition Tribunal on their 2013/14 Annual Report and Financial Statements.
The Competition Tribunal presented their annual report to the Committee. The Tribunal had embarked on a new way of reporting which ...