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Economic Development
Economic Development Department on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Minister present
15 Oct 2015
The Minister of Economic Development introduced the Department’s annual report, and told the Committee that jobs in South Africa had grown by 405 000, and total employment was 15.5 million as at March 2015. The number of jobs for youths had increased by 233 000 to a total of 6.2 million. ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department 2014/5 performance: Auditor-General; DPME and FFC briefing
13 Oct 2015
The Auditor General’s office presented on the audit outcomes for the Department for 2014/15. The scope of the audit did not include service delivery, the Department’s budget or legislation and the audit was not responsible for fraud identification and prevention.
The overall audit outcome for the Competition Commission (CC) ...
Economic Development
Quarterly Labour Force Survey - informal sector: briefing by Statistics South Africa
7 Sep 2015
Statistics South Africa in a continuation of their briefing from the previous week, spoke about the Survey of Employers and the Self-Employed (SESE), and explained the implications of non-VAT registered businesses (with a gross turnover of less that R1m per annum), which most commonly exist in the informal sector. This ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance; Quarterly Labour Force Survey: Statistics South Africa briefing, with Minister present
1 Sep 2015
The presentation revolved around two topics -- a briefing by the Economic Development Department (EDD) on its first quarter performance, and by Statistics SA on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
The Minister of Economic Development spoke about the economy. From October 2010 to June 2015, employment had risen from 13.6 ...
Economic Development
International Trade Instruments: workshop with International Trade Administration Commission & Department of Trade and Industry
17 Aug 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry provided the Committee with information on the status of many trade negotiations currently taking place. Most of these programmes aimed to increase African participation in international trade, as well as intra-regional trade within Africa. Global trade was rapidly evolving to include both intermediate goods ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department on its 3rd & 4th Quarter 2014/15 Performance, with Minister present
4 Aug 2015
The Minister of Economic Development told the Committee said that in the third quarter, the Department had achieved 38 of its 54 targets, and in the fourth quarter 90 of its 111 targets. The Department’s 22 key performance indicators were also discussed, with the stimulation of development in township economies, ...
Public Service and Administration
Reviewed National Youth Policy: DPME; Success & Challenges of Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship programme & Second Chance Matric Re-Write Program: NYDA briefings
10 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration was briefed by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) on the reviewed National Youth Policy (NYP) for the 2015- 2020 period. The research undertaken by the Department showed that a common emphasis had been placed upon the issues of access ...
Public Service and Administration
Overview on financial misconduct & disciplinary cases in public sector, Relationship with stakeholders & challenges facing provincial offices: Public Service Commission briefings
27 May 2015
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the status quo regarding its effectiveness, capacity and relationship with various stakeholders, and the challenges hindering its efficiency in all of the provinces. There was also a briefing by the PSC on financial misconduct and non-compliance with Treasury regulations and disciplinary ...
Public Service and Administration
Centre for Public Service Innovation, National School of Governance, Public Service Commission and the Department of Public Service and Administration on their Strategic Plans and Budgets
21 Apr 2015
The Centre for Public Sector Innovation (CPSI) recently completed their transfer out of the parent company the Department of Public Sector and Administration and were now a stand-alone entity.
The Committee was generally dissatisfied with their performance stating their activities as none innovative. The Committee called for specific projects that ...
Public Service and Administration
Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation & National Youth Development Agency on Annual Performance Plans, Strategic Plans and Budget, with Minister
15 Apr 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration was briefed by the Minister of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in The Presidency, Mr Jeff Radebe.
The Minister said that the mandate of the Department, formed in October 2014, was to develop a long-term approach to government’s monitoring mechanism, ...