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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Support for Artists: Creative Industries Federation & Department briefing
13 Jun 2018
The Select Committee met with the Department on Arts and Culture for a briefing on the support given to the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of SA (CCIFSA). The Department, with the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Ms Maggie Sotyu, briefed the Committee on the background and establishment of ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties NCOP
Political Party Funding Bill: National Treasury & IEC briefing
7 Jun 2018
The Independent Electoral Commission and National Treasury briefed the Committee on the Political Party Funding Bill [B33-2017].
The National Treasury explained that the costing of the envisaged structure is to be financed following the phased-in approach with about R20 million required. The compensation of employees would cost about R5.5 million, ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Council for Higher Education & Quality Council for Trades and Occupations 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
6 Jun 2018
The Council for Higher Education and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations briefed the Committee on their 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans.
Budget cuts and lack of resources featured as a common reason for both the Council on Higher Education and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to operate under tight ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan (meeting postponed)
5 Jun 2018
The Department of Social Development (DSD) was supposed to brief the Committee on its Budget and Annual Performance Plan for 2018/19. However, the Committee decided that the briefing could not take place because neither the Minister nor the Deputy Minister was present at the meeting. The Committee noted that decision ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport and Recreation 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
30 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Education and Recreation addressed budgetary issues and the deficits in sport for the 2018/2019 financial year. The Department of Sport and Recreation received R1 billion from the National Treasury and National Lottery for the 2018/2019 financial year budget, and the Department argued that that was insufficient ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Human Settlements 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
29 May 2018
The Department of Human Settlements briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance Plan and Budget Vote.
The proceedings stalled for some time as the Committee demanded that the Minister of her Deputy be present as the agenda was the Annual Performance Plan for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Committee heard ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties NCOP
Technical Team briefing; Committee Programme
24 May 2018
The Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Political Parties met briefly to approve the programme for processing the Political Party Funding Bill. The programme included two half-days for oral submissions on the Bill. The intention was to have a final meeting on 27 June 2018 to adopt the Bill, but ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
23 May 2018
The Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture briefed the Select Committee on the Vision of the Department of Arts and Culture on the Annual Performance Plan.
She stated that in the 2018/19 financial year the majority of the Department of Arts and Culture’s programmes will be aligned with such important ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Home Affairs 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 May 2018
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) met with the Select Committee of Social Services to present its last annual performance plan for the Fifth Parliament, and its Budget Vote 5.
The Minister of Home Affairs reported on the challenges the DHA had faced and what its achievements and strengths were. ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Water and Sanitation 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their Annual Performance Plan, Budget Vote 36. Both the Minister and Deputy-Minister were present at the meeting and answered the questions raised by Members. The issues raised focused mainly on the problem of water losses, water shortages and ...