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NCOP Security and Justice
UN International Conventions on Apartheid and Enforced Disappearance: Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the accession to the International Convention ...
Transport
National Land Transport Amendment Bill: consideration of President’s reservations 20 September 2022
20 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Transport met with the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill [B 7-2020] on matters pertaining to the President’s reservations on the constitutionality of the Bill.
The President’s reservations ...
NCOP Public Infrastructure & Minister in the Presidency
Enforcement & implementation of Public Service Regulations across the public service: DPSA briefing; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) gave a briefing on the enforcement and implementation of public service regulations across the public service to ensure uniformity and standardisation of government administrative business processes.
The meeting was a response to the challenges the Committee had raised ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Appointment of B-BBEE Commissioner; Implementation of relief programmes following 2021 unrest and recent floods, with Minister & Deputy Minister
30 Aug 2022
Minister Ebrahim Patel briefed both the Portfolio Committee and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour on the appointment of the Commissioner of the B-BBEE Commission.
According to the B-BBEE Amendment Act, the candidate must have suitable qualifications and experience ...
NCOP Public Infrastructure & Minister in the Presidency
Provincial & Rural Road Maintenance Grants; Pothole Repair Project & App
24 Aug 2022
The Rural Road Asset Management System (RRAMS) Grant to improve rural road infrastructure is administered by the Department of Transport (DoT). The grant funds the collection of data on the condition and usage of rural roads.The Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant (PRMG) is a conditional and supplementary grant as provinces ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
Progress and challenges in rolling out finance and business support schemes towards SMMEs (including KZN following unrest); with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) briefed the Committee on the progress and challenges in rolling out all finance and business support schemes toward the growth of small, medium and micro enterprises as well as co-operatives, and their role ...
NCOP Public Infrastructure & Minister in the Presidency
National infrastructure management strategy, update on rollout of infrastructure investment plan; with Ministry
10 Aug 2022
The Select Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive briefings from Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) on progress made with the rollout of the country's infrastructure investment plan.
The ISA reported that there were 328 projects in the Technical Working Group pipeline (across sectors) and 56 projects were currently ...
NCOP Public Infrastructure & Minister in the Presidency
DPME mandate and functions
3 Aug 2022
The Select Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting on the mandate and functions of the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DPME), which responded broadly to all the questions raised by the Members.
The DPME said its role was coordinating government planning, monitoring and evaluation. The Committee asked ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
WTO 12th Ministerial Conference outcomes: Tralac briefing
2 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Trade Law Centre briefed the Committee on the work of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the outcomes of Ministerial Conference 12.
Members heard that in the MC12 outcome document, Ministers committed members to work towards reform of the organisation ...
NCOP Public Infrastructure & Minister in the Presidency
PRASA rail rehabilitation & modernisation in 10 priority corridors
22 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the modernisation and rehabilitation of the passenger rail network. The modernisation programme had three pillars: rolling stock general overhaul, rolling stock fleet renewal programme, and signalling and communications. The total cost ...