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National Health Laboratory Services & Council for Medical Schemes on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
12 Oct 2016
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) presented their annual reports to the Portfolio Committee on Health.
The NHLS announced the appointment of a permanent CEO, and said new board had been appointed during the 2015/16 financial year by the Minister. ...
Health
National / Provincial Health Departments audits: Auditor General & FFC input; Medical Research Council on its 2015/16 Annual Report
11 Oct 2016
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) presented on the audit outcomes of the health sector for the 2015/16 financial year. There had been a slight improvement in the audit findings for the provincial health departments, but the Limpopo and North West provinces had regressed in their performance. The major ...
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 ...
Health
Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases challenges: Minister of Health and Commissioner's briefings
7 Sep 2016
The Minister of Health and the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases briefed the Committee on the background to and historic and current challenges with the CCOD. There were substantial legacy challenges from 1912 onwards, which arose partially from the discriminatory systems and legislation, but the Department of Health, which had ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Constitutional Court judgment impact on Powers, Privileges & Immunities of Parliament Act; Ad Hoc Committee terms of reference
2 Sep 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee on Review of Powers and Privileges Act was recently briefed about the salient points raised in the Constitutional Court judgement in the matter of the Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (CCT86/15) regarding Section 11 of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of ...
Health
Department of Health on its 4th quarter 2015/16 report, in presence of Minister
31 Aug 2016
The Committee was briefed on the 2015/16 fourth quarter report and the Conditional Grants expenditure in the Department of Health (NDOH), in the presence of the Minister, who also gave input and answered some questions from the Committee. Programme 1 dealt with the administration of the Department of Health. Performance ...
Appointment of Public Protector
Committee Report on Nomination of Public Protector appointment
30 Aug 2016
The Committee finalised and adopted its Committee Report with minor amendments. The report was The report would be presented to the National Assembly on Wednesday, 7 September 2016.
Appointment of Public Protector
Committee recommendation for Public Protector: finalisation
24 Aug 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee recommended Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane as the preferred candidate to the National Assembly when it tables its report on 31 August 2016. All Committee Members, apart from the DA, reached consensus agreement on the name of Adv Mkhwebane. Members spoke very positively of the recommended candidate noting ...
Appointment of Public Protector
Appointment of Public Protector: Shortlisting of five of the interviewees
18 Aug 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with recommending a new Public Protector wasted no time in reducing the 14 candidates’ shortlisted and interviewed last week to five who would remain for further consideration next week. Emphasising the nature of a multiparty system and the need to reach consensus, Members considered each ...
Health
Human resources & community health workers: Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal & Limpopo; Infrastructure projects; Financial management; Ideal Clinic Initiative
18 Aug 2016
The Provincial Departments of Health in Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal and Limpopo presented updates to the Committee, briefing Members on matters ranging from personnel issues, particularly the attempts to use Community Health workers, financial management, supply chain, the developments on audits, accommodation and the move towards the Ideal Clinic. Members' ...