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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 27, with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received oral submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill from three organisations: AfriForum, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP)
AfriForum emphasised that it did not support the Bill ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Public Hearings Day 26; with Deputy Minister
9 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Committee met virtually to hear submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The Committee heard from the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS); South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit (ATODRU); the National Planning Commission ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 25, with Deputy Minister
8 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Six organisations all made oral submissions. They supported the move toward universal health coverage but had concerns about provisions in the Bill and proposed a number of improvements. ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 24
28 Jan 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to engage with the Competition Commission, Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and Solidarity on their National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill submissions.
The Competition Commission disagreed with the proposed exemption from the Competition Act as stipulated ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 23; with Deputy Minister
26 Jan 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, attended by the Deputy Minister, the Committee continued its public hearings on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. It heard oral submissions from Mediclinic Southern Africa, the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA), the provincial Department of Health of ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 22; with Deputy Minister
25 Jan 2022
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Video (Part 2)
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Health convened virtually to hear four submissions as part of the public hearing process on the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI Bill). Those four presenters were Bonitas, Discovery Health, Polmed and MedScheme. All presenters ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet 2020/21 Annual Report
8 Dec 2021
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Executive Board of Transnet, for a briefing on the entity’s annual report and financial statements for 2020/21. In general, the presentations indicated that Transnet was in trouble, with many of its divisions experiencing problems related to ...
Public Enterprises
Safcol 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister
1 Dec 2021
The Committee met virtually to engage the South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) on its 2020/21 Annual Report.
The Minister stated that it had been a considerably tough year. SAFCOL was a small entity. However, it was very well managed.
SAFCOL highlighted some of the highlights of ...
Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises BRRR
24 Nov 2021
2021 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises met virtually for the consideration and adoption of its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) and the adoption of its oversight report on a visit to Transnet in May 2021 and Eskom in June 2021.
While ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister
17 Nov 2021
Eskom presented its 2020/21 annual report in a virtual meeting to the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises. It also briefed lawmakers on its strategy, performance overview, turnaround plan, financial performance and outlook.
The impact of the ...