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Sport, Arts and Culture
SA Football Association briefing on its financial status, broadcasting deal, match fixing and delivery of AFCON and CHAN
19 Aug 2014
The Local Organising Committee briefed the Committee on the hosting of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2014 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). The Local Organising Committee reported that both tournaments were hosted successfully, with the AFCON event described the “the best Orange Africa by the Confederation of ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on International Labour Organisation conventions
30 Jul 2014
The meeting focused on two International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions. These were the ratification of the 1986 instrument on the amendment to the constitution of the ILO, and the recommendations concerning the national floors of social protection.
Members were told the ILO operated on the same basis as the United ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
National Lottery Board on its allocation to sport
29 Jul 2014
The National Lotteries Board (NLB) said that the selected national lottery operator operated for eight years according to the Lotteries Act and in June 2015, the third licence cycle will commence with a new operator. The six members of the board of the NLB were selected by Parliament and the ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Report on Department of Labour and its entities 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met to adopt the report of the recommendations made by the Committee on Budget Vote 18: Labour and on the Strategic Plans of the Department of Labour (2014 – 2019) and its Entities.
The Committee was generally satisfied with the plans of the Department of ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour, Compensation Fund, Unemployment Insurance Fund on their 2014 Strategic Plan
2 Jul 2014
The Acting Director General of the Department of Labour enumerated the challenges confronting the DOL in the labour market which were unemployment and under employment, the changing nature of work, inequalities and unfair discrimination, domestic and cross border labour migration and inadequate instruments for constant performance, monitoring and evaluation of ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation SA on its 2014 Strategic Plan & input from SA Institute on Drug Free Sport, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) SA Local Government Association (SALGA)
1 Jul 2014
Sport and Recreation SA (SRSA) on its Strategic Plan
The Committee was briefed by Sport and Recreation SA (SRSA) on its Strategic Plan 2014-2019& its Annual Performance Plan 2014/15. In discussion, it asked whether SRSA had communicated with Home Affairs on how it would coordinate International Exchanges when other countries ...
Employment and Labour
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Ms Lumka Yengeni (ANC) was elected unopposed as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Labour. She urged Members to work together and set aside their political differences so as to prioritise serving South African citizens. She emphasised that Committee Members were allowed to have robust debates as long as they ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
Ms Beauty Nomvuzo Dlulane was elected to be Committee Chairperson. The process was completed without contestation.