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Support provided by banking sector to tourism industry, especially SMMEs
1 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Tourism, 01 June 2021
The Portfolio Committee (PC) on Tourism received a briefing from the Banking Association South Africa (BASA) on its perspective of the support provided by the banking sector to the tourism industry, especially to small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs).
The Committee ...
Tourism
Tourism Budget: Committee Report
11 May 2021
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes
Tourism
South African Tourism 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan with Ministry
5 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Tourism
Audio: South African Tourism 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan
In a virtual meeting the Committee was briefed by the South African Tourism (SAT) on its Annual Performance Plan.
Members heard the SAT’s budget has been restored to 2019 levels. The SAT’s approved ...
Tourism
South African Tourism Quarter 2 & 3 2020/21 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Tourism received a briefing in a virtual meeting from South African Tourism (SAT) on its second and third quarter performance for the 2020/21 financial year.
SAT reported that it had achieved 16 of its 26 key performance indicators (KPIs) across five programmes, and that seven KPIs ...
Tourism
Department of Tourism 2020/21 Quarter 2 & 3 performance; with Minister
2 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee (PC) on Tourism was briefed by the Department of Tourism on its performance in the second and third quarter of the financial year 2020/2021.
The Tourism Ministry appealed to people to help the Department, because a short-term opening of the sector does not ...
Tourism
Developments in tourism sector: TBCSA briefing; Impact of SONA on Tourism Sector
23 Feb 2021
Audio: Developments in tourism sector: TBCSA briefing; Impact of SONA on Tourism Sector
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
In a virtual meeting, the Committee heard a series of presentations by representatives of the South African tourism industry, which painted a bleak picture of the sector ...
Tourism
Tourism Equity Fund: NDT & SEFA briefing; Impact of SONA on tourism sector
16 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Tourism
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committees on Tourism and Small Business Development received a briefing from the Department of Tourism (DT) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) on the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF), ...
Tourism
First Term Committee Programme
2 Feb 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to consider its draft programme for the first term of 2021. Members felt strongly that the programme must accommodate oversight visits especially in key areas negatively impacted, or hard hit, by the pandemic and lockdown regulations – it would also be an opportunity ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Explosion at Engen Refinery in Durban South: stakeholder engagement with Deputy Minister
8 Dec 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, 08 December 2020
In it a virtual Portfolio Committee meeting convened after Parliament had risen, energy company Engen gave the sequence of events leading to the 4 December 2020 explosion and fire at its Durban South refinery and what actions it has ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Ocean Phakisa Progress: DEFF briefing; with Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2020
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) briefed the Committee on growing the oceans economy – Operation Phakisa. The Department reported there is potential for nine ocean sectors with a contribution of R177b to the GDP by 2033 and a contribution of 1m jobs. Investments is mainly in infrastructure ...