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Civil Aviation A/B: deliberations; RABS Bill: rejection
19 Aug 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual meeting platform to consider and deliberate on the Road Accident Benefit Scheme (RABS) and Civil Aviation Amendment Bill. Members highlighted that the current Civil Aviation Amendment Bill was overly burdensome on the families of aviation disaster victims, as the onus to launch an ...
Transport
Civil Aviation A/B: deliberations; Committee Report on DoT 2019/20 Quarter 4 performance; Committee Strategic Plan
18 Aug 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Transport (DoT) on its responses to submissions on the Civil Aviation Authority Bill. The DoT briefing spoke to amendments to certain definitions in the Bill, appointment of Members to the Aviation Safety Investigation ...
Transport
Minister on progress towards convening National Taxi Indaba
31 Jul 2020
Video: JM: PC on Transport & SCon Transport, Public Service & Administration, Public Works & Infrastructure
PCOT presentation: https://docs.parliament.gov.za/share/s/4qbcDe_OTkqUvJaYXj40Yg
Department of Transport presentation awaited
The Minister briefed the Portfolio and Select Committees in a joint virtual meeting on the progress in convening the National Taxi Indaba. He said it would ...
Transport
Transport: Budget: Committee Report
14 Jul 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport, 14 July 2020
The Portfolio Committee met to consider and adopt its Report on the adjustment budget allocation of the Department of Transport: Budget Vote 40. It noted a number of issues that were not correctly expressed in the writing of the ...
Transport
Taxi industry impasse on COVID-19 lockdown regulations
7 Jul 2020
Audio: PC Transport 7 July 2020
Video: Taxi industry impasse on COVID-19 lockdown regulations
The Portfolio Committee met with the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) to discuss the impasse pertaining to the implementation of COVID-19 Lockdown Level 3 regulations. The NTA expressed gratitude to the COVID-19 pandemic for finally affording ...
Transport
Department of Transport Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
7 Jul 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly) 7 July 2020
In a joint meeting, Members were briefed by the Department of Transport (DoT) on its adjusted budget, from which a total of R4.6 billion had been cut. The Minister assured Members that the budget shifts did not represent a fundamental ...
Transport
Implementation of level 3 of Covid-19 regulations: follow-up meeting, with Minister & Deputy Minister
10 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport, 10 JUNE 2020
The Minister briefed the Portfolio Committee about the implementation of the level 3 of the lockdown directions which came into effect on 1 June 2020 across the various modes of transport. The Department will redouble its efforts in ensuring that the ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: briefing & motion of desirability; with Minister
9 Jun 2020
Audio: Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: Department briefing & motion of desirability
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Transport on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill. The rationale of the Bill was in line with the President’s State of Nation Address which said it aims to make ...
Small Business Development
DSBD on: SMMEs in distress; COVID-19 intervention measures; funding for SMMEs; with Deputy Minister
3 Jun 2020
Video: JM: PC on Small Business, SC on TDI, Tourism, Labour,3 June 2020
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the joint Committees on the support provided by two of its entities – the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) -- to small businesses ...
Transport
Department of Transport 2019/20 Quarter 4 performance; with Deputy Minister
2 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport, 2 June 2020
The Department of Transport briefed the Committee on its fourth quarter financial expenditure report. The Department had seven programmes that had been allocated about R64 billion, of which it managed to spend about 99%.
On the administration programme, the Department underspent on ...