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Public Enterprises
State-Owned Companies update; DPE 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance
26 Feb 2020
The Department of Public Enterprises presented the operational and financial performances of major state-owned entities within its portfolio, and reported that most of them were not doing well. A notable exception was the South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL), which was doing so well that the Department had encouraged it ...
Water and Sanitation
SANDF Deployment to Vaal River System: DWS & SANDF briefing; Rand, Sedibeng, Bloem Water Boards 2017/18 Annual Report; Tembisa and Ekurhukeni petitions, with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Bloem, Sedibeng and Rand Water Boards on their Annual Reports. The Committee was also given an update by SANDF on its intervention in Emfuleni Municipality and received a report from Ekurhuleni Municipality on a petition sent to the municipality.
Bloem Water said its biggest ...
Joint Rules
High Level Panel recommendations impact on Parliament’s Public Participation Model
27 Nov 2018
The Joint Rules Committee met to discuss the High Level Panel’s (HLP’s) report on Parliament’s public participation model.
The report pointed out some of the challenges faced by the current model, indicating that the country’s electoral system needed to be reviewed. It proposed a change from a proportional representation model ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Bill: public comment; Electoral Amendment Bill: rejected, SADC dignitaries incident; VFS contract
13 Nov 2018
DA - ANC blocks bid to expand South Africans’ right to vote overseas
The Committee was briefed on a variety of issues, ranging from same sex marriages and logistical challenges facing citizens abroad wanting to vote in South African elections, to an incident involving an airport official and an arriving ...
Home Affairs
Fireblade Terminal Operations: Minister and Department briefing
6 Nov 2018
Video Part 1: Malusi Gigaba appears before Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee
Video Part 2: Malusi Gigaba appears before Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee
The Minister of Home Affairs was sent packing after the members of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs dismissed his efforts to provide an explanation of ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Amendment Bill: briefing on public comments
6 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs listened to the summary of the submissions that were for and against the Civil Union Amendment Bill. The Committee agreed it would need a special meeting to deliberate on the submissions and asked the legal advisors of Parliament and Department to work on the ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament 2017/18 Annual Report; with AGSA & experts input
31 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
In the past few years, many professional staff members were reported to have resigned from Parliament. Reasons advanced for this haemorrhage were the five year fixed-term contracts, expensive accommodation in Cape Town, and unpleasant work environment and conditions. The Committee had engaged with Parliament to fix the ...
Home Affairs
Fireblade Aviation at OR Tambo Airport; Electoral Amendment Bills
30 Oct 2018
VIDEO - Home Affairs Committee starts on Fireblade Aviation matter
The Committee met with the Fireblade Aviation to follow up on its activities to formalise the operation of the private terminal at OR Tambo as directed by the court. During its oversight visit to the Fixed Base Office (FBO) terminal ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: briefing; Electoral Amendment Bill: MP briefing; Immigration Amendment Bill: consideration
23 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed on the proposed Electoral Amendment Bill by a Member of the Democratic Alliance, who said the Bill would assist in stopping the disenfranchisement of South Africans who were living abroad. One of the objects of the Bill was to enable South Africans living abroad to vote ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Election of Co-Chairperson
4 Sep 2018
The departure of Mr V Smith meant that there was a vacancy in the Committee leadership. Following a close vote (4 in favour and 3 for another candidate), Dr M Motshekga was elected co-chairperson of the Committee.
The Committee agreed that its next meeting will take place on Wednesday, 12 ...