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Water and Sanitation
Western and Eastern Cape drought crisis
7 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a lively meeting on the current drought in the country to discuss the current status and challenges. The Committee was joined by Members from several Portfolio Committees who had been invited to attend the presentations.
The intention of the meeting was for ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
SONA 2018: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries inputs
6 Feb 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committee on the key messages to be included in the 2018 State of the Nation Address (SONA):
-Revitalisation of the Agriculture and Agro-Processing Value Chain
The intention was for the fast tracking of settlement of outstanding restitution claims to expedite the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF Quarter 2 performance & ARC Implementation Plan Progress on Audit Outcomes for 2016/17; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Jan 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has spent 24,0% of its budget during the second quarter of the 2017/18 financial year.
This is what the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries heard when the Department tabled its second quarter preliminary organisational performance report, recently. It briefed the Committee, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Overview of 2017 Committee work & 2018 Committee Programme
30 Jan 2018
The Committee received an overview on the work it did during 2017. This included oversight visits, a study tour, legislative business and engagements with departments and entities. The presentation also highlighted some of the issues that Members had raised in the previous year. General observations by the Committee included the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political Party Funding Bill: adoption
28 Nov 2017
Prior to adoption of the Political Party Funding Bill, the Committee went through the Bill clause by clause. The Committee had agreed to allow the IEC to utilise 10% of the Multi-Party Democracy Fund to defray expenses but following consultations with experts, the Committee determined that 10% was too generous ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
SAA Board and Executive on its future strategies and recapitalisation
21 Nov 2017
The R10 billion injection given to SAA would never take the airline to the desired positive equity position.
This is what SAA told the Standing Committee on Appropriations when briefing Parliament on its long-term strategy and funding. Finding an equity partner would be crucial for returning the airline to profitability. ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Food & Nutrition Security Policy Implementation Plan; Operation Phakisa for Agriculture, Rural Development & Land Reform: progress report
14 Nov 2017
In the last 15 years, South Africa has been battling to find Black African rugby lock-forwards because, it is argued, African children are stunted and the situation is getting worse. This came out during discussion when the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation made an inter-departmental presentation to the Portfolio ...
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 ...
Science and Technology
Green technologies and environment programmes: role of DST
25 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on its contribution to the transition to a greener economy. The presentation and all the questions from Members, coupled with the answers, demonstrated how many factors played a role in moving South Africa towards a green economy. The ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
GrainSA & ARC on Grain industry challenges; DAFF Fisheries progress report, with the Minister
24 Oct 2017
Grain SA briefed the Committee on the state of readiness for the planting season and the impact of Fall Armyworm, while the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) provided an update on the fishing rights allocation process (FRAP) and the oceans economy programme of Operation Phakisa.
Grain SA raised ...