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Urgent meeting to finalise SABC Interim Board Candidates
8 Mar 2017
The Committee on Portfolio Committee on Communications held an urgent meeting to finalise a list of five Candidates to be considered to serve on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) interim Board. The names were finalised after the National Assembly adopted the report of by the Ad-hoc Committee on the ...
Public Enterprises
Minister of Public Enterprises update on SOE performance
8 Mar 2017
The Minister of Public Enterprises, in her update on the performance and challenges of State Owned Companies (SOCs), spoke about financial stabilities, outputs, and guarantees; financial and operational sustainability; and policy decisions that have an adverse impact on the viability of an SOC operations.
She said Eskom faces uncertainty regarding ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of Assembly Rules: Mini plenaries & member statements: Report back by Subcommittee
16 Nov 2016
Relevant Documents
Rules of the National Assembly 9th Edition
The Committee met to adopt the Report of the Subcommittee on its Review of Assembly Rules, which had met on 14 October 2016 to look into the procedure for motions without notice. The EFF was not present. The Chairperson of the ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Procedure for Motions without Notice; Guidelines and Determinations for the Rules; Oral Replies to Questions
14 Oct 2016
The Subcommittee on the Review of the National Assembly Rules along with its NCOP counterpart will review the Joint Rules before the State of the Nation Address is delivered next year.
The Subcommittee discussed the procedure for motions without notice, the guidelines and determinations for the revised National Assembly Rules, ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises on its 2015/16 Annual Report
12 Oct 2016
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises on the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2015/16 financial year.
The Department reported that the shifting of the macroeconomic environment made the operational environment even tougher for the SOCs. Economic growth has struggled to ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises and State-Owned Companies audits: Auditor-General briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Office of the Auditor-General South Africa on the audit outcomes of the Department of Public Enterprises for the 2015/16 financial year.
Before proceedings were underway the Committee raised concern over the strength of the delegation as it was large in spite of the cost ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Constitutional Court minority judgment & review of Act
14 Sep 2016
A Member who partakes in a disturbance in the precincts while Parliament or House or a Committee is meeting, can not be arrested or removed from the precincts.
This what the Ad Hoc Committee heard when it was briefed by Parliamentary Legal Advisers on the implications of the majority and ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet on its 2015/16 Annual Report
14 Sep 2016
Transnet briefed the Committee on its annual report and financial statements for 2015/16 financial year. Revenue had increased by 1.7%, to R62.2 billion for the year, driven by a 4.2% increase in rail containers’ and automotive volumes as a result of concerted efforts to shift rail-friendly cargo ...
Public Enterprises
Denel Asia: Denel Board, National Treasury & Department of Public Enterprises briefing
7 Sep 2016
The presentation by Denel on the circumstances surrounding the establishment of Denel Asia in a joint venture with VR Laser was delayed by a stormy debate triggered by the absence of three major role-players in the controversial deal. Opposition Members said the fact that the Ministers of Finance and Public ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Questions to the Executive, Motions without Notice, Declarations of vote
6 Sep 2016
The Secretary to the National Assembly briefed Members on Motion without Notice, and highlighted that new Rule 123 was devised to manage the challenges experienced with motions without notice in the House. The rule stated that before a motion can be moved, five political parties including the ANC, DA and ...