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Science and Technology
Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Indicators: NACI briefing
15 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the National Advisory Council on Innovation on the South African Science Technology Indicators. This was an annual publication produced by the Council to assess progress in development of the effective and efficient national system of innovation. This report provided a platform for discussing the state ...
Home Affairs
African Union Vision 2063 seminar, with Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2017
Document handed out: Presentation by the UCT Law Clinic [oral submission]
In the presence of the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Members attended a seminar on the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 as it related to migration, regional integration and an Africa passport. The seminar was prepared and run by ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Innovations for Improving Local Government Service Delivery: Armscor, CSIR, SALGA, MISA briefing
8 Nov 2017
The Committee met with ARMSCOR, CSIR, SALGA, MISA and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to receive a briefing on innovations from the institutions and its opinion on how the innovations could assist with improving service delivery in local government. Presentations were received from ARMSCOR, CSIR, and DST, while ...
Home Affairs
Litigation against Department of Home Affairs
7 Nov 2017
A delegation from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the status of litigation against the Department. It provided examples of several cases in which the Department was currently involved, and highlighted that some of the cases were the result of legislation being regarded as unconstitutional. The ...
Science and Technology
Shale Gas developments in SA: CSIR, ASSAf & Department briefing
1 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Academy of Science of South Africa and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research on shale gas development in South Africa, and South Africa’s technical readiness to support the Shale Gas Industry. The exploitation of South Africa’s shale gas deposits was of current significance ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs BRRR; Committee Report on Sterkspruit, Eastern Cape oversight; Memorandum in support of migrants and Refugees from Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town, with Minister
17 Oct 2017
In the presence of the Minister of Home Affairs, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs considered and adopted the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the performance of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) 2017 and the Oversight Report to Sterkspruit, Eastern Cape as well as considered the memorandum ...
Science and Technology
South African National Space Agency 2016/17 Annual Report
11 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the SANSA on its 2016/17 Annual Programme.
SANSA had achieved 15 of its 17 targets which translated into an 88% success rate. Two key performance highlights were: the production of five high impact national products and supporting close to 11 000 satellite ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs & entities Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report
10 Oct 2017
The Committee Content Advisor briefed the Committee on the Draft Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (DHA) on Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report – 2017/18 Financial Year (the Draft Report). He took the Committee through a 37 page Draft Report and noted that the Committee met with the Auditor General South ...
Home Affairs
IEC & Government Printing Works 2016/17 Annual Report
5 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
Government Printing Works (GPW) noted that 28 targets, representing 79%, were achieved. Reporting on financial performance, it had a surplus for the year of R593 million. Revenue grew at a pace of 21% from 2015/16 to 2016/17 compared to 11% from 2014/15 to 2015/16. GPW received ...
Science and Technology
HSRC, ASSAf & SACNASP 2016/17 Annual Report
5 Oct 2017
Three entities of the Department of Science and Technology – the Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC), South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) presented their annual reports for 2016/17 to the Portfolio Committee.
The HSRC had ...