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National Youth Development Agency appointments
Short-listing of candidates for Appointment of Board Members to NYDA: meeting postponed
28 Nov 2016
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency could not proceed with the short-listing of candidates because it could not form a quorum even though Rule 27 of the Joint Rules stated the meeting could proceed with the business of the day ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
MIG use for sport and recreation infrastructure: inputs by Treasury, COGTA, SALGA and SRSA
23 Nov 2016
The Committee received briefings from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), National Treasury (NT), the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), and the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) on their utilisation of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) for sport and recreation infrastructure and related ...
Water and Sanitation
Minister's response to Public Protector Report on Lesotho Highlands Water Project; Rand Water replies to tender irregularity allegations
23 Nov 2016
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane presented the report drafted by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, about a complaint made by former DWS representative to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission, Dr Zodwa Dlamini. Since joining the DWS in 2005, Dr Dlamini was appointed to the position of chief delegate to ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee reports
16 Nov 2016
Documents handed out:
Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on Third Quarterly Progress Report for Department of Water and Sanitation for 2015/2016 Financial Year
Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on Fourth Quarterly Progress Report forDepartment of Water and Sanitation for the 2015/2016 financial ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on 1 Quarter 2016/17 performance
9 Nov 2016
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented a report on its performance against targets in the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year. At the outset, Members agreed that the report of the Public Protector on this department must be considered and the Minister would be asked to speak ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Approval of advert
9 Nov 2016
The Ad-hoc Committee agreed on a number of issues relating to the advert, including the age criteria. However, there were some disagreements in terms of the criteria of academic qualification to be included in the advert.
A unanimous decision was taken to seek legal advice on other contentious issues relating ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Ad Hoc Committee Programme; Approval of advert: meeting postponed
8 Nov 2016
Due to a lack of quorum, it was agreed that the meeting should be postponed until the next day. Committee members asserted that the staff of the Committee should ensure effective communication with the relevant Committee members in relation to meeting notifications through email, phone call and text messages.
Sport, Arts and Culture
National Lotteries Commission: Sport and Recreation allocations in 2015/16 and 2016/17
8 Nov 2016
The meeting to consider the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC’s) sport and recreation allocations got off to an inauspicious start when the Chairperson announced that the NLC Chairperson, along with the board members, had excused themselves as they were attending a conference in Singapore. The situation was compounded when the person ...
Water and Sanitation
Water use allocation impact on farmers: Departments of Water; Rural Development and Land Reform; Agriculture
2 Nov 2016
Three government departments – Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Rural Development and Land Reform – put forward proposals for consideration when the process of legislation to amend the current Water Act gets under way.
The Committee was informed that in terms of the Water Act 54 of ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
loveLife; SA Transplant Sport Association briefings
1 Nov 2016
The South African Transplant Sports Association (SATSA) told the Committee that the organisation aimed to encourage people who had received an organ transplant to participate in sporting activities as a way of getting their lives back, and showing their appreciation to society for helping them get their lives back.
Members ...