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Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Bill Subcommittee: regulation of Collecting Societies
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) briefed the Sub-committee of Trade and Industry on matters of copyright in the regulation of collecting societies. The basis for the regulation of collecting societies was well established in the recommendations made in the Copyright Review Commission (CRC) report of 2011, which ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation challenges: SIU, AGSA & National Treasury input
27 Mar 2018
A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts met to be briefed by the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) and National Treasury on challenges facing the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). The AGSA briefed the Committees on irregular payments and ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: finalisation; Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill: briefing by Ms C Dudley
27 Mar 2018
Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 [No. 92 of 1996]
The Chairperson presented the National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15-2017] to the Committee. She described it as a very important Bill in the Health sector as it would address and minimise delays in respect of laboratories. She indicated ...
Home Affairs
IEC & Government Printing Works 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; Gupta family early naturalisation
27 Mar 2018
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) briefed the Committee on its annual performance plan (APP) and budget for the 2018/19 financial year, and said there were new developments arising from the Constitutional Court ruling in June 2016 (Electoral Commission v Mhlope and Others) which affected its operations. Two significant ...
Water and Sanitation
Construction Unit: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing
20 Mar 2018
Report of the meeting to follow.
Water and Sanitation
Parliamentary Inquiry into Department of Water and Sanitation: planning
14 Mar 2018
Documents Presented: Draft Terms of Reference for the Establishment for a Commission of Inquiry [not available for public]
This was a joint meeting between the Parliamentary Committee for Water and Sanitation and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) to discuss terms of reference for an investigation into the Department ...
Water and Sanitation
Mhlathuze Water Board 2016/2017 Annual Report, with Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Minister of Water and Sanitation said that he had met with members of the Board of Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water the previous Friday. As an outcome of the meeting, he requested that the Committee should give him 30 days to sort out the issue of the ...
Water and Sanitation
Rand Water Board & Sedibeng Water Board 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister and Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Rand Water Board and the Sedibeng Water Board. The Minister and Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation attended the meeting. The Minister indicated that he was in attendance in order to learn more about the water boards and did not give input ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation briefing; Amatola Water Board & Bloem Water Board 2016/17 Annual Report; Minister and Deputy Minister in Attendance
6 Mar 2018
The Amatola and Bloem Water Boards briefed the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on their annual reports for the 2016/17 financial year. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) was also represented at the meeting with the Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance.
Amatola addressed the reduced rate of ...
Water and Sanitation
Lepelle Northern Water Board & Magalies Water Board 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs and Sanitation with the Deputy Minister of the Department met with the Office of the Auditor General (AGSA), Lepelle Northern Water Board and Magalies Board to discuss the Boards’ annual report.
AGSA presented its findings on the water boards. Most of ...