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Finance Standing Committee
Money Bills Procedure and Related Matters Act: review update
2 May 2017
The meeting commenced with preliminary remarks by the Chairperson on the appropriate procedure for convening joint committee sittings. A Senior Parliamentary Legal Adviser from the Constitutional and Legal Services Office in Parliament presented an updated review of the Money Bills Procedure and Related Matters Act. He explained the background of ...
Finance Standing Committee
Transformation of the Financial Sector: 22 March public hearings
22 Mar 2017
The Finance and Trade and Industry Committees held joint public hearings on Transformation of the Financial Sector. Members felt the transformation pace was slow and had to be sped up.
Submissions emphasised the need for radical transformation and redressing the apartheid legacy. They noted that the private sector was not ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Committee minutes
22 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee recommended four candidates to fill the vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality. The candidates chosen for the full-time positions were Ms Nthabiseng Moleko and Mr Sediko Rakolote; and Ms Nthabiseng Mogale and Ms Tamara Mathebula were recommended for the part-time positions.
Committee Members commended the ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Committee Report on Filling of Vacancies in Commission for Gender Equality
17 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with filling vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) met for the consideration and adoption of the Committee report on the process of filling vacancies in the Chapter Nine institution.
The Content Adviser briefly browsed through the draft report and allowed Members of the ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Finalisation of Commissioners
15 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee on Filling of Vacancies in the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) deliberated on the names of interviewed candidates. The Committee was initially briefed by the State Security Agency on the vetting and screening of candidates. The recording of this session was closed to the media and ...
Finance Standing Committee
Transformation of the Financial Sector: public hearings
14 Mar 2017
The Finance and Trade and Industry Committees held joint public hearing on Transformation of the Financial Sector. The bank submissions gave reports on their transformation and admitted it was not as good as hoped but Members believed that there was little progress in transformation, especially in terms of ownership. NEDLAC ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Interviews: day 2
14 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee on Filling of Vacancies in the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) interviewed 9 candidates out of the 21 candidates that were shortlisted. One candidate from the 21 shortlisted candidates withdrew from the interview process.
The following 9 candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Interviews: day 1
13 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee on Filling of Vacancies in the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) interviewed 11 out of 21 candidates that were shortlisted.
The following 11 candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Human Resource and Protection Service report
9 Mar 2017
The parliamentary Human Resources (HR) team briefed the Committee on the verification of validity and legitimacy of qualifications and vetting results of shortlisted candidates for filling vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). The HR team was given a task to verify the validity of qualifications of shortlisted candidates. ...
Finance Standing Committee
2017 Budget: public hearings
1 Mar 2017
The joint Committee meeting entailed presentations from various firms and organisations on the 2017/18 budget. All delegates expressed concern about government spending and many said that the heavy reliance on direct, personal and corporate tax was unsustainable. COSATU and NEHAWU were unhappy with the lack of a clear plan to ...