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Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Introductory meeting with Secretary to Parliament, including situational analysis of the administration
25 Aug 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament met on a virtual platform with the newly appointed Secretary to Parliament. The Secretary presented a detailed situational analysis of the state of Parliament, identifying various risks and areas requiring urgent attention. Regarding the fire, it was reported costs estimates ...
Agriculture
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: DALRRD Briefing; with Ministry
23 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the proposed amendments under the Agricultural Products Standards Bill [B15-2021]. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in attendance.
The Department explained that some reasons for seeking to amend the Bill ...
Agriculture
Agriculture and Agro Processing Master Plan: with Ministry
7 Jun 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) presented the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP). The Master Plan is a social compact and the first strategic plan to have commodity specific transformation targets, jobs, exports, investments and growth rates. It ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Q4 2021/22 Performance
3 Jun 2022
Parliament's senior management briefed the Committee on the institution's fourth quarter performance for the 2021/22 financial year. The presentation gave an overview of the institution’s performance overview as having met all set targets for the quarter under review. Parliament has spent 76 percent or R660.075m of its appropriated budget ...
Agriculture
Agricultural Produce Agents Amendment Bill: public hearings report; Committee oversight visit report to ARC & OBP
24 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to deal with Committee business. The Committee considered and adopted its report on its oversight report to the Gauteng province to visit the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP). Members sought clarity on recommendations relating to ...
Agriculture
DALRRD response to public submissions on Agricultural Produce Agents Amendment Bill; with Minister
17 May 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) responded to public comments on the Agricultural Produce Agents Amendment Bill before the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
The Committee was advised the main purpose of the Agricultural Produce Agents Act (APA) is to protect ...
Agriculture
DALRRD Budget: Committee Report; Committee Report on oversight visit to the Perishable Products Export Control Board and District Six; with Minister
10 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development considered its Report on Budget Vote 29. There was much debate on the recommendation that both the Ingonyama Trust and the Ingonyama Trust Board were asked to account to Parliament. One opinion was ...
Agriculture
Agricultural Produce Agents Amendment Bill: public hearings
4 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development held a second day of public hearings on the Agricultural Produce Agents (APA) Amendment Bill. The Bill seeks to provide for insurance of the fresh produce industry’s fidelity fund; provide for trust accounts for export agents; provide for insurance ...
Agriculture
Ingonyama Trust Board 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan; Agricultural Produce Agents Amendment Bill: public hearings; with Minister
3 May 2022
ITB Annual Performance Plan Oustanding
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development convened virtually. It was informed by the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) that the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) would be unable to table its budget for the ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Briefing by DPWI panel of engineers on fire damage at Parliament; with Minister
1 Apr 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was updated by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on the progress made working on damage relating to the January 2022 fire in Parliament.
The briefing followed a meeting between the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Minister of Public ...