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Ad Hoc Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme
Medical aid benefits of MPs, National House of Traditional Leaders on inclusion in medical scheme
10 Oct 2018
The Sub-Committee of the Ad Hoc Committee on the parliamentary and provincial medical aid scheme met to receive two submissions to aid the review and amendment of the Act. As of now, membership to PARMED was compulsory but to a very small group of people. As a result of that ...
Economic Development
Competition Commission on its 2017/18 Annual Report
10 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Commission briefed the Committee on its 2017/18 annual report which outlined its cases, market inquiries, challenges, financial constraints, lack of capacity, exorbitant legal fees, lack of expertise, and the controversial unqualified audit opinion with material findings on irregular expenditure.
The Commission reported categorically that the lack ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme
Parmed Act Legislative review: Parmed, SALGA & Office of the Chief Justice briefings
3 Oct 2018
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme, was briefed by Parmed on legislative reviews; by Salga: input in relation to the legislation review to consider policy option to include Salga to the medical scheme and by the office of the Chief Justice on its experience ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: proposed amendments
3 Oct 2018
The Committee reconvened for a second day to give consideration to the Minister’s responses to the Committee’s proposed amendments to the Competition Bill. The Committee had to adjourn the previous day owing to quorum issues. The meeting started at 09h30 but the Committee had to briefly adjourn as it did ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: Minister’s response to amendments
2 Oct 2018
The Committee met to hear responses from the Minister on amendments to the Competition Bill proposed in the A-List.
The Minister of Economic Development took the Committee through responses to the Committee amendments to the Competition Bill. The highlights of the responses were as follows:
Clause 6 (Section 9 - ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: deliberations
19 Sep 2018
The Committee continued its clause-by-clause deliberations on the Competition Amendment Bill, taking into account the Minister’s responses to matters raised by the Committee as contained in a report from the Economic Development Department. Highlights of the deliberations were as follows:
Clause 23 seeks to amend section 43B of the Act. ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: deliberations
18 Sep 2018
The Committee continued its deliberations on the Competition Amendment Bill [B23-2018] and started the clause-by-clause reading of the bill, in conjunction with, and with reference to, the Minister’s responses to matters raised by the Committee as contained in a report from the Economic Development Department.
On clause 1, which amended ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme
EFF Medical Aid Scheme submission; Committee Programme
12 Sep 2018
The Sub-Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme met to receive submissions about amendments to the PARMED Act. The EFF was only party ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill B23-2018: Ministry response to submissions
11 Sep 2018
The Minister of Economic Development responded to the matters raised during the public hearings on the Competition Amendment Bill. The Bill aims to ensure economic transformation inclusivity by opening the door to small and medium enterprises and black Africans to participate meaningfully in the country’s economic activities thereby enlarging the ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: deliberations
5 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Economic Development met to discuss all sections of the Competition Amendment Bill, 2018. As this was a very technical Bill, the Members agreed to refer what seemed unclear to them to the Minister for a response. Guidelines were a contentious issue, with the state law adviser ...