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Higher Education
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) status report
19 Apr 2018
The Chairperson expressed disappointment over the absence of the Council in the oversight meeting and hoped that they would respond to the issues raised in that meeting. The chairperson of the Council tendered an apology for their absence. In her explanation, their absence was mainly because of the composition of ...
Higher Education
Department of Higher Education and Training Annual Performance Plan, with AGSA input
14 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the draft 2018-19 annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
They reviewed the process for the preparation, submission and approval of strategic plans and APPs, and described how they assessed ...
Transport
National Land Transport Amendment Bill: proposed amendments
6 Mar 2018
In the previous meeting, the Committee had agreed to the proposed amendments but still had concerns about clauses 38 and 48 which affected Uber, Taxify and taxi operators.
The Committee was of the opinion that it could not allow clauses 38 and 48 to be passed because they would make ...
Transport
Commuter Operations and Safety: PRASA and Department; with Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2018
PRASA Report (This document is being reviewed)
The Committee met to continue engagements with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and the Department of Transport on commuter operations and safety.
It noted that:
Transport
National Land Transport Amendment Bill: deliberations
21 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to deliberate on the amendments to the National Land Transport Amendment Bill [B7-2016]. The meeting had been adjourned after Parliamentary Legal Adviser, State Legal Adviser and the Department of Transport (DoT) team had disagreed on the wording of Clause 7 on the 20 February ...
Transport
Metrorail crisis; PRASA investigation resolution; National Land Transport Amendment Bill disagreement
20 Feb 2018
The Committee received an update from Metrorail Western Cape Regional Manager on the reopening of the Central line. The Metrorail Regional Manager’s update spoke to the resources mobilised to ensure that the Central line would be reopened as scheduled on 21 February 2018. He also spoke about distractions that had ...
Transport
Metrorail emergency safety plan: #UniteBehind, Transport Deputy Minister, PRASA, Metrorail, Railway Safety Regulator
13 Feb 2018
The Deputy Minister for Transport, Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) interim board, Metrorail and the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) provided action steps that would lead to the resolution of the crisis on the railways. The meeting had been postponed from the previous week because PRASA interim board had ...
Transport
Metrorail emergency safety plan: #UniteBehind, PRASA, Metrorail, Railway Safety Regulator & Department of Transport inputs: postponed
6 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to receive briefings from #UniteBehind, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Metrorail, the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) and the Department of Transport on commuter operations and safety.
However, the meeting was first temporarily postponed and later rescheduled due to the non-attendance of ...