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Sport, Arts and Culture
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee embarked on a process of electing a Committee Chairperson. Members were required to nominate possible candidates for the post of Committee Chairperson. Ms B Dlulane (ANC) was the only nomination received from members for the position as Committee Chairperson. Since no other nominations were received Ms Dlulane humbly ...
Health
National Public Health Institute Bill: finalisation; High Level Panel & Legacy Reports
13 Mar 2019
The Committee held a briefing on the National Public Health Institute Bill. Members requested that the function of the NAPHISA Bill be extended to state that the Bill must support the monitoring of communities that are at risk of being exposed to environmental health hazards. Members also requested that the ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee Legacy Report
7 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Committee considered and adopted its Legacy Report
Members were informed that the Committee had been invited to the Scholarship Awards that were sponsored by the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa.
Health
Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2012/13 & 2013/14 Annual Reports
6 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD) on its 2012/13 and 2013/14 Annual Reports.
The lack of data and inability of the CCOD to produce a complete audited report was due to the mismanagement under the previous Commissioner before Dr. Barry Kistnasamy ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
EPWP Phase III job creation: Public Works briefing, with Deputy Minister
5 Mar 2019
The Department of Public Works briefed the Committee on the EPWP Phase III performance report and targets and expansion areas for EPWP Phase IV.
The EPWP performance to date was standing at 73.2% against the five-year work opportunities targets. There has been an increase of 0.4% as at the ...
Health
Committee Minutes
27 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Health considered and adopted 15 sets of minutes dating as far back as May 2018. Most were approved with no changes and a few with minor ones.
Members commented that it has been a long time since the meetings and that was making it difficult for ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Deputy Auditor-General appointment; Public Audit Amendment Act Regulations; Annual Report & Legacy Report
26 Feb 2019
Documents handed out: Summary document [Members’ only]; Public Audit Amendment Bill: Draft Regulations briefing; Public Audit Amendment Act
The Auditor-General of South Africa presented to the Standing Committee on the Auditor General on regulations pursuant to the Public Audit Amendment Act (PAAA), the progress of AGSA’s Centenary Scholarship, and the renewal ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee reports
28 Nov 2018
Quorum was an issue at the meeting, as not enough Members of the Committee were initially present. However, during the proceedings Members joined the meeting so that a quorum was achieved.
The Committee’s content advisor and researcher engaged with the Committee regarding the draft report of the Standing Committee on ...
Health
High Level Panel recommendations: Minister of Health briefing
21 Nov 2018
Report of the meeting to follow.
Health
High Level Panel Recommendations for Health Sector: Prof Shisana briefing
7 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by Professor Olive Shisana, Head of the High Level Panel (HLP), on the state of the health sector in South Africa, and the challenges faced with the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
She said those with the worst access to health care were ...