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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service Board performance and update on CEO suspension
5 Mar 2019
The Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) Board and management to be briefed on the entity’s third quarter performance for the 2018/19 financial year. The briefing said the third quarter performance of SAWS was not good but management assured the Board it was taking ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Bureau service provider appointments; operational effectiveness; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2019
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the supply chain management (SCM) of the waste tyre industry and the operationalisation of the Waste Bureau. The Waste Bureau was the body that would be responsible for planning and implementing all waste streams.
Service providers had ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality compliance & industry postponement applications; Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting Ozone Layer, with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee met for a briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting the Ozone Layer. The intention of the Department was to motivate for Parliament to ratify the Kigali Agreement. The Department also briefed the Committee on air ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & MDDA 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Minister & Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2018
The Committee met with the Media Diversity and Development Agency (MDDA) together with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for a briefing on the annual reports and financial statements for the 2017/18 financial year. The Minister and the Deputy Minister were present.
The MDDA achieved targets for ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications & GCIS 2017/18 Annual Reports, with AGSA input; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 Oct 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit findings of the Department of Communication (DoC) and its entities, as well as a briefing by the Committee’s content advisor on the analysis of the 2017/18 annual reports of the Department and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications on its amended Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
4 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Communication met with the new Minister of Communication and the team from the Department of Communication (DoC) to discuss the reprioritisation of the Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Committee asked the Department to give it guarantees that its turnaround strategy would be implemented with haste, and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications Amended Annual Performance Plan (postponed), with Minister
28 Aug 2018
The National Department of Communications was scheduled to brief the Committee on its amended Annual Performance Plan. However, the Committee decided to postpone the meeting because the majority of members were absent.
The Chairperson lamented the situation; noting that officials had flown in from Pretoria and were accommodated in hotels. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
MDDA investigation: discussion; Department Quarter 3 performance: consideration; with Minister
24 Apr 2018
The Chairperson briefed the Committee on the processes concerning the removal of Mr Rubben Mohlaloga as Chairperson and Councillor of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). The Office of the Speaker of Parliament received a letter from Mr Mohlaloga’s lawyers outlining Mr Mohlaloga has not been sentenced and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department & GCIS on 2017/18 2nd Quarter Performance Reports & plans to mitigate AGSA audit findings, with Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Committee received briefings on the Department and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) 2nd Quarter Performance Reports and plans to mitigate the AGSAs audit findings.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said the following:
-The biggest challenge with the voter registration was the problem of voters being without correct ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS on social grants & water crisis public awareness; 30 per cent ad spend; SABC / MDDA Board appointment procedure; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the new Minister and Deputy Minister as well as the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) to discuss a variety of issues. This included: GCIS audience segmentation model in relation to the public awareness plans on the distribution of social grants and national water crisis and ...