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Transnet on its 2014/15 Annual Report and financial statements
24 Feb 2016
Transnet briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for 2014/15. The presentation looked at its shareholder’s compact performance, financial results, capital investment, volumes and operations, human capital, sustainable development, governance and challenges. Transnet was pleased to report on positive trends in its earnings before tax, its safety record, broad based ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: briefing
23 Feb 2016
The Committee received the Films and Publications Amendment Bill presentation from the Department of Communications. Notable amendments include new section 18F that deals with ‘revenge porn’, prohibiting a person to distribute private sexual photographs and films in any electronic medium including the internet and social networking sites without the consent ...
Public Enterprises
South African Express Airways on 2014/15 Annual Report
17 Feb 2016
SA Express Airways said that it had trebled its turnover from just under R700 million ten years ago, to R2.6 billion in 2015. SA Express achieved 27 of 44 (61%) indicators. Between November 2014 and January 2015, the fuel prices had decreased considerably. However, crude prices had not decreased at ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee report adoption: Appointment of Members to the ICASA Council, shortlisting of candidates for SABC Board
16 Feb 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to adopt two reports.
The first report, which was unanimously adopted, noted that the Committee had presented a shortlist of seven candidates to fill the three vacancies on the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the Minister of Communications ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board vacancies: Shortlisting of Candidates
16 Feb 2016
The sub-Committee of the Communications Portfolio Committee met to discuss the shortlisting of candidates for the three vacancies that had arisen, through resignations, on the SABC Board. There were 58 candidates and three available positions. The Committee, after deliberations, decided to nominate nine candidates to the shortlist
The shortlisting followed ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
First Term Draft Committee Programme; 2015 outstanding minutes: adoption
2 Feb 2016
Documents handed out:
First term draft Committee Programme
Committee Minutes dated 22 September 2015
Committee Minutes dated 22 October 2015
The Committee briefly discussed and approved its first term programme. The next meeting would be held after the State of the Nation Address in order to take into account as ...
Public Enterprises
South African Forestry Company Ltd (Safcol) on its 2014/15 Annual Report
18 Nov 2015
The Safcol CEO noted in her briefing on the 2014/15 Annual Report, that three years ago the reports on Safcol were not good. However, Safcol was a company in transition and the board had come in at the right time. It had 18 plantations in South Africa and four in ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Filling two vacancies on SABC Board: postponed due to delays in vetting
17 Nov 2015
The Committee met to deliberate on a way forward regarding the filling of two vacancies in the SABC board of directors.
The Chairperson briefly summarised progress of the processing of the matter for the benefit of the new replacement Democratic Alliance member in the subcommittee. The subcommittee proceeded to then ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom on its 2014/15 Annual report
4 Nov 2015
Eskom 2014/15 Annual Report [awaited]
The Eskom briefing was led by Dr Ben Ngubane, Chairman of the Board, and by Mr Brian Molefe, Eskom’s Chief Executive Officer. The Board emphasised its commitment to re-energising Eskom and to creating growth and value for the shareholder and the nation. All previous “acting” ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA Council Report: consideration; Communications Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
3 Nov 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The subcommittee deliberated on the challenges regarding some candidates submitted as nominees for councillorship of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
The DA objected to two names on that list: Mr Thami Ntenteni and Mr Lumko Mtimde, commenting that the former was ...