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Public Enterprises Budgetary Review and Recommendations report
17 Oct 2018
Public Enterprise BRRR available once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The meeting which was originally billed as consideration and adoption of the Public Enterprise Draft Budgetary Review Report and Recommendations
(BRRR) was amended to a draft BRRR because it was the first time the Committee was ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input
10 Oct 2018
The Office of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on its budgetary review and recommendations for the Department of Public Enterprises and its entities. It reported that there had been a huge increase in irregular expenses as a result of non-compliance with ...
Public Enterprises
Denel & SA Express Airways turnaround strategies
29 Aug 2018
Denel and SA Express briefed the Committee on their performance targets, governance challenges and turnaround strategies.
One of the most noteworthy changes for Denel brought by the new executive team is the Auditor General is now the External Auditor for Denel. This had strengthened the organisation tremendously. This also meant ...
Energy
Eskom update on governance challenges; coal power stations; key performance targets, with Minister
28 Aug 2018
Eskom presented updates on its governance challenges, the status of coal-fired power stations and its key performance targets to the joint Committees of Energy and Public Enterprises. The Minister of Public Enterprises, the Chairperson of the Eskom board, as well as other Board members, were in attendance.
Eskom said much ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet investigation report on corruption (postponed); Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund beneficiaries
22 Aug 2018
Committee members registered their discomfort at being briefed about the investigation report by Transnet executives who were being investigated. It was highly inappropriate to be briefed by those who are alleged to be implicated. After a committee caucus, the Committee decided to give the newly appointed Transnet Board space to ...
Public Enterprises
Minister of Public Enterprises update on State-Owned Companies; Repeal of Overvaal Resorts Limited Bill
15 Aug 2018
Corruption is not just about stealing a few rands, but it means less service delivery and fewer facilities many people do not have.
This was the statement by Minister of Public Enterprises when he briefed the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on the progress made in addressing governance challenges at ...
Public Enterprises
Repeal of Overvaal Resorts Ltd Bill: Department response to concerns & way forward
30 May 2018
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) provided the information the Committee had requested:
• Names and Location of the eight Aventura Resorts sold to Forever Siyonwaba: Tshipise (Limpopo), Warmbaths (Limpopo), Swadini (Mpumalanga), Blydepoort (Mpumalanga), Loskopdam(Mpumalanga), Gariep (Free state), Pletternburg ( Western Cape), and Badplaas (Mpumalanga)
• Tagging of the Bill: ...
Public Enterprises
Committee Matters
23 May 2018
The Committee considered outstanding minutes from January to May 2018. They were approved with minor technical amendments. A significant matter arising from the minutes was a request from the DA that the Chairperson speaks to the Minister about cash injection into SA Express airline. The Chairperson reported that she had ...
Public Enterprises
South African Express (SAX) Annual Report & cash crunch
16 May 2018
South African Express is experiencing a cash crunch and needed a capital injection from the national government. It was only presenting its 2016/17 Annual Report now as it was not able to satisfy the going concern requirements of the Auditor General. Expenses incurred by SAX were higher ...
Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Budget: Committee Report
10 May 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt (with amendments) the Budget Vote Report for the Department of Public Enterprises.
Members suggested that there should be timeframes to recommendations particularly on these where the Committee was still waiting for feedback. There was also a suggestion that those issues that had been ...