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Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises on its 2014/15 Annual Report & 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister & Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Minister of Public Enterprises delivered an opening address where she noted:
- 2015 was the first year that SOCs in the DPE had been trading their own balance sheets, despite what was in the public domain around DENEL.
- The combined infrastructure spend by Transnet and Eskom had amounted ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Draft National Assembly Rules: Party inputs
6 Oct 2015
The sub-Committee dealing with the review of the draft National Assembly Rules was given details of the policies and procedures adopted by several foreign parliaments when reviewing rulings of Presiding Officers on points of order, as well as their impeachment processes.
In his introductory remarks, the Chairperson told Members that ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Draft National Assembly Rules: Party inputs
5 Oct 2015
The Sub-Committee had met previously to receive and consider feedback from parties on the proposals contained in Draft Five of the National Assembly Rules. Based on that feedback, a new draft had been prepared, and at this meeting the Sub-Committee considered some of the rules drafted in this version.
Among ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Draft National Assembly Rules: Party inputs
16 Sep 2015
The Sub-Committee met to discuss party input further and to continue general discussion on the rules as they had been drafted thus far, with the aim of developing a complete Sub-Committee document to take to the Rules Committee. The Committee went through the chapters, pausing at certain chapters where Members ...
Public Enterprises
State-owned companies corporate governance challenges: progress report; Department of Public Enterprises 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
9 Sep 2015
The Minister of Public Enterprises told the Committee that the concept of government ownership, and the government conducting itself as a shareholder in essential sectors, was emerging as an important vehicle by which the state could achieve its strategic economic objectives. The success of such an approach required a specific ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet on Africa Strategy
12 Aug 2015
Transnet briefed the Committee on its Africa Strategy. The presentation looked at a SWOT analysis, the risks for Transnet entry into the rest of Africa, a market analysis of container traffic in the African market, the challenges facing ports in Africa, the rail market sector and locomotive and wagon building ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Disruptions in National Assembly: Draft Rule 53A: Secretary of National Assembly briefing; Removal of Members, automatic suspension: Parliament Legal Services briefing
21 Jul 2015
The meeting began with a briefing by the Secretary of Parliament on the proposed rule 53A, in preparation for presentation to the Rules Committee on 28 July 2015. The Rules Committee had previously tasked the Subcommittee with dealing with the practicalities of the process for removal of a Member from ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Disruptions during National Assembly proceedings: proposals
23 Jun 2015
PMG did not attend the meeting and obtained the minutes from Parliament.
Public Enterprises
Road to Rail Strategy: Transnet progress report
17 Jun 2015
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on the progress made in the implementation of the road-to-rail strategy to date. It said that when the Market Demand Strategy (MDS) had been launched in 2012 -- with an emphasis on massive capital investments and moving additional tonnage ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Powers & Privileges Committee, Motions of No Confidence: Deliberations on process and proposals; Outstanding issues from draft report on Chapters 1 to 15
12 Jun 2015
The Chairperson reiterated the process of the Subcommittee and noted that this Committee was now at the stage where it was almost ready to present the draft of the revised Rules to all political parties, who must consider this during June and July, report back on any issues to be ...