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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Engagement with stakeholders on challenges experienced at Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works in Hammanskraal; with Deputy Minister
10 Sep 2019
The Chairperson of the Committee said there was a need for a structural and systematic change to the entire South African water value chain, rather than a “Band Aid over cracks approach," especially as there was a realisation that the system was under severe pressure. The majority of municipalities were ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Term 1 expenditure; with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented its first quarter analysis report for the year 2019/20 to the Committee, providing an overview of its financial and non-financial performance, its entities’ performance, governance issues, as well as its financial recovery plan.
The Department had under-spent on the compensation of employees ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 2019/2020 Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
9 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
This meeting was mainly for Members of the Committee and officials of the Department to share and gather information. It was the first meeting of the Committee under the new administration, so it served multiple purposes. For the most part, it ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlement Annual Performance Plan 2019/20, with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes adopted on 23 July 2019.
Trade, Industry and Competition
Non-completion of trade agreement; farewell
19 Mar 2019
The Committee held a brief meeting to deal with the final minutes and for Members to say farewell to colleagues.
The presentation on the trade agreement between the Southern African Customs Union, Mozambique and the United Kingdom was cancelled as an agreement had not been reached as had been hoped. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
SABS, DTI, B-BBEE Commission, National Lotteries Commission performance
6 Mar 2019
The Chairperson noted that that the European Union had determined that no new intra-EU investment arbitration proceedings would be initiated and had issued a declaration on the legal consequences of a judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on investment protection in the European Union. She indicated ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Localisation progress report by Auditor-General, PRASA, National Treasury, DTI
5 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee had a tightly packed agenda as the intention was to close off on localisation so that the Committee could prepare an interim report on the topic. The Department of Trade and Industry, National Treasury, the Office of the Auditor-General and PRASA briefed the Committee on progress and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Export Credit Insurance Corporation Annual Report & Quarter 3 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa briefed the Portfolio Committee for the first time during the Fifth Parliament.
The Corporation began by explaining that, just after the Second World War, trade was perceived as a big issue driving the well-off nations and other countries sought ways and means ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Post Brexit UK-SA trade relations; DTI Quarter 3 performance; National Consumer Commission audit findings
13 Feb 2019
The National Consumer Council briefed the Committee on its progress in dealing with the Auditor-General’s findings on the National Consumer Council 2017/18 Annual Report. The Consumer Council had received an unqualified audit report, although there had been 23 findings, of which 78% had been dealt with to date. Ten of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Transnet: Localisation follow-up meeting
12 Feb 2019
Localisation & Local Procurement Inquiry: day 1
Localisation & Local Procurement Inquiry: bus procurement day 2
Local public procurement in the transport industry: Department briefing; 1064 Locomotives contract: Transnet update
Localisation: Prof Ben Turok & SAMDA reports
The Portfolio Committee met with the recently appointed board of Transnet for a ...