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South African Tourism Quarter 2 & 3 performance
7 Mar 2018
SA Tourism briefed the Committee on second and third quarter performance reports for 2017/18.
In the presentation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that SA Tourism had not achieved were highlighted.
On the number of total domestic trips achieved for Quarter 3 the target was set at 4.5m. Actual performance sat at ...
Tourism
National Department of Tourism Quarter 2 & 3 performance; Acting Chairperson Election
28 Feb 2018
The Department of Tourism briefed the Committee on the 2nd and 3rd quarter performance for the financial year 2017/18. The department had met 89% of its targets by the end of the 2nd quarter and 79% by the end of the 3rd, citing the failure of service providers as one ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works White Papers Review: progress report; with Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2018
The Department of Public Works briefed Members of the Portfolio Committee on progress on the much-delayed review of the Department's two White Papers as part of the Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan. The delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Works, Mr Jeremy Cronin. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works regional workshops resuscitation
20 Feb 2018
The Committee met to consider the proposed resuscitation of regional workshops and relevant interventions, and was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW).
The DPW said the resuscitation of regional workshops would help to address the challenges of dissatisfied clients, unemployment, poor service delivery and the scarcity of skills. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Small Harbour challenges: stakeholder engagement
6 Feb 2018
This meeting, to discuss plans to address the challenges faced by small harbours, was attended by the following stakeholders:
The ...
Tourism
Committee Programme
31 Jan 2018
The Committee considered and adopted its proposed Plan for the First Term of 2018. The Committee discussed the matter of changing its scheduled meeting date from Friday to Wednesday. The Committee stated that due to the amount of activity currently taking place in Parliament, it has decided to limit the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: stakeholder inputs, with Deputy Minister
30 Jan 2018
This workshop was held to provide further input on the Expropriation Bill [BD4D-2015] that had been referred back to Parliament by the President to enable the Committee to chart a way forward. Input was provided by Parliamentary Legal Office and the Department of Public Works (DPW).
The Chairperson said that ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Sector: small businesses/cooperatives challenges: Black Business Council; CIDB, CBE, BECGSA, Department of Public Works
28 Nov 2017
The Committee met to consider the challenges facing small businesses and cooperatives in the construction sector, and was briefed by the Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE), the Built Environment Cooperatives for Graduates in South Africa (BECGSA), the Council for the Built Environment (CBE), the Construction Industry Development ...
Tourism
Tourism Sector Skills Audit & Tourism Sector Human Resource Development Strategy: National Department of Tourism briefing
22 Nov 2017
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) briefed the Committee on the Tourism Sector Skills Audit and the Tourism Sector Human Resource Development (TSHRD) Strategy.
The overall purpose was to do a skills audit in the tourism sector and then to come up with ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
CIDB on Contractors Grading Register criteria; Construction industry job losses; Women-owned construction companies
22 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW) Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on proactive steps taken to increase the rate of progression of women-owned construction companies.
DPW highlighted challenges faced by women in the built environment, legislative framework of the built environment, analysis of the construction ...