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Sport, Arts and Culture
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee on preparations for Rio 2016 & transformation in big 5 sporting federations
23 Feb 2016
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee reported that it had set a performance target of 10 medals for the Olympic Games and 30 for the Paralympic Games. However, it might be a challenge to achieve the 30 paralympic medal target due to the fact that 3 members who ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Committee Outlook for 2016; Committee Report on Oversight Visit
16 Feb 2016
The Committee was supposed to be briefed by the by Minister of Sport and Recreation on the Reawakening-the-giant initiative and the Sasrea Appeal Board appointment process. However, he was not able to attend due to other commitments. Instead, the Committee did some internal work - it considered and approved an ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Committee Report on KwaZulu-Natal oversight visit
4 Nov 2015
Document handed out: Committee Report on KwaZulu-Natal oversight visit [Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Committee considered the draft oversight report to the Kwazulu Natal.
Members were unhappy that the Department of Sports and Recreation KZN misled them by taking the Committee to a wrong ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: Agriculture Sector - discussion document by Research Unit
21 Oct 2015
The Research Unit Content Advisor gave the Portfolio Committee on Labour a presentation on the National Minimum Wage discussion document.
He said the impact of a minimum wage on sectors of employment such as the agricultural economy included a reduction in hours worked, a reduction in non-wage benefits, a reduction ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation Budget Review Recommendation Report; CGE report: consideration
20 Oct 2015
BRRR Archive: BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee adopted its minutes for the 13 October 2015 and then deliberated on its proposed oversight visit to the Free State.
It agreed that in the Free State it would be interacting with federations across the board in instead of ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SRSA, SAIDS, Boxing SA on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General; Orlando East residents petition; Committee Reports
13 Oct 2015
Mr Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Sports and Recreation and Mr Gert Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sports and Recreation were present and briefed the Committee on the expectations of the sporting sector in South Africa, and the need for strict oversight of all sports professionals. The Minister then expressed his pride ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on its Quarter 1 2015/16 performance & 2014 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) progress
23 Sep 2015
The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on the Quarter 1 performance and on progress with the recommendations made by the Committee in the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR).
Quarter 1 target performance for contribution to employment creation was 44%; promotion of equity in the labour market was 50%; ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sports Recreation SA on its 1st Quarter performance; Committee Reports on Orlando East Residents Petition; CGE report; Eastern Cape & Gauteng oversight
22 Sep 2015
Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) briefed the Committee on its first quarter performance for the 2015/16 financial year.
Compensation of employees June 2015:
SRSA was still concerned about the higher administration expenditure in that programme compared to its other core programmes. That was a legacy issue and structural ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour Audit Report on Cape Town building lease; Universities/CCMA MOA on Labour Dispute Resolution Standards
9 Sep 2015
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) reported back on the history and process of the lease arrangements for the Cape Town office, which had been previously queried by the Committee. It had awarded a tender bid to Potlako Properties on 7 January 2013. Potlako subsequently changed its ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act (SASREA) Appeal Board: Interviewing of candidates (day 3)
9 Sep 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation met to interviews candidates to fill a vacancy on the Independent Board to hear and decide on Appeals against decisions made in terms of the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act (SASREA), Act No. 2 of 2010 (SASREA Board).