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Defence and Military Veterans
Analysis of Department of Defence 2016 Performance Plans and budget: Committee section briefings
20 Apr 2016
The Committee's Content Advisor and Parliamentary Research Unit presented three analyses to the Committee, on the Department of Defence (DOD) budget allocation, the Department of Military Veterans Budget Allocation (DMV) and selected issues arising out of the Annual Performance Plans (APP).
The first analysis noted that in general the Department ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Force Service Commission and Military Ombud on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
21 Oct 2015
[Documents awaited: Defence Force Service Commission 2014/15 Annual Report email info@pmg.org.za]
The Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) highlighted the areas in which they had underperformed, why this was the case and what measures they have taken or will take in order to correct the situation. The Chairperson appealed to Members ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence, Armscor and Castle of Good Hope on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
20 Oct 2015
The Department of Defence (DOD) told the Portfolio Committee that the defence budget for 2014/15 had been R42.8 billion, which was 1.13% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 3.75% of government expenditure. This inadequate budget allocation had sustained a declining defence capability, declining supporting commitments, and the rejuvenation ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans briefing on its July – September performance and expenditure; and 2014/15 Annual Report and audited financial statements
15 Oct 2015
The Department of Military Veterans briefed the Committee on its annual report, indicating a significant overall improvement in the Department, but noting that there were challenges which they had to deal with in order to provide a better service to veterans.
The Committee said it had raised concerns with the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence & Military Veterans 2014/15 audit outcomes and challenges requiring more vigilant scrutiny: briefing by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2014/15 audit outcomes of the Department of Military Veterans (DMV), and challenges that required more vigilant scrutiny. There had been a general improvement in the 2014/15 financial year as Armscor had received a clean audit and ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance and measures to resolve audit findings
26 Aug 2015
The Secretary of Defence and Military Veterans explained the significant achievements of the program so far, as well as the financial performance up to June 30 2015. He went through DOD's performance on its targets and noted which were high risk (major action is required), moderate risk (remedial/corrective action required) ...
Tourism
Local Government support for tourism development in SA: briefing by Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
7 Nov 2014
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (DCOGTA) briefed the Committee on local government support of tourism development in SA. Areas of emphasis included the legislative and policy context, including the Constitution and the White Paper on Local Government, and the link between local government and economic development. The ...
Tourism
Tourism Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Committee considered its Draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). In the interest of time the Committee Content Advisor briefly took the Committee through the Report, with greater emphasis being placed on deliberations by Members on the recommendations contained in the Report. Overall there seemed to be agreement amongst ...
Tourism
National Department of Tourism & SA Tourism on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
24 Oct 2014
The National Department of Tourism briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2013/14.
Minister Derek Hanekom pointed out that SA’s international tourist figures had increased by 4.7% and almost reached the 10 million mark in 2013 despite the slow economic recovery. The NDT was the custodian of the National Tourism ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its 2014 Strategic Plan
2 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee in its first meeting received a briefing on the annual performance of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and its entities. The Director General and a team of Deputy Director Generals presented the annual performance plan and budget briefing for the years 2014/15.The presentation comprised of ...
Science and Technology
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
The Committee met for the first time to elect a Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Dr Goqwana was nominated and seconded without objection as the Chairperson of the Committee.
A brief introduction, where all Members and Support Staff were requested to introduce themselves was facilitated by ...