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Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
10 Jul 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations met jointly for a briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2019 Appropriation Bill.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission, in briefing, pointed out that the Bill was being considered just after the 2019 national elections, which led to several administrative ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: Parliamentary Budget Office briefing
9 Jul 2019
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) briefing was made to a joint sitting of the Appropriations Committees of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The 2019 Appropriations Bill was tabled by the Minister of Finance along with the 2019 Budget. It provided for the appropriation of money for ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee’s role and budget process: training; Legacy Report
4 Jul 2019
The Committee’s support staff delivered a threefold presentation to the Committee on its role in the Sixth Parliament, with a focus on its mandate, Committee rules and procedures, and the Fifth Parliament Legacy Report.
The Committee was told it had the capacity and constitutional authority under the Money ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury 2018/19 Quarter 4 performance; Appropriation Bill 2019, with Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
Members of the two Committees expressed concern that under-spending by some departments indicated failures in service delivery. The under-spending was highlighted by National Treasury during a presentation on fourth-quarter spending by national government departments and public entities.
Treasury said 98.7% of the adjusted appropriation of R11 billion had been spent. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee elected Mr S Buthelezi (ANC) to be its chairperson after a vote.
The Committee also agreed unanimously on a work programme to consider and report on the government’s budget spending plans as outlined in the 2019 Appropriations Bill.
Rural Development and Land Reform
Blended Funding Model: joint workshop, with DRDLR Minister & DAFF Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committees of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Portfolio Committee of Rural Development and Land Reform (RDLR) held a joint workshop and were briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, National Treasury and the Land Bank on ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF Quarter 2 performance; MRLF & ARC audit; Ncera matters; with Minister & Deputy Minister
26 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on their second quarter performance, and learnt that over 800 000 jobs had been created, and there had been a reduction in unemployment in rural areas. One million hectares of land were targeted to be used, but ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Western Cape oversight visit and reflection on way forward
19 Feb 2019
The Committee and the Department were briefed by the Committee’s Research on the oversight visit to the Western Cape Province. The Researcher highlighted some of the concerns that were common in the farms visited, such as a lack of training and access to education facilities in farms like Lakeview. Most ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture job creation plans for President’s economic stimulus package; with Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2018
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on economic stimulus and recovery plan
The Portfolio Committee learnt that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was strongly involved in support of the agro-processing cluster to promote growth in the sector, but needed more support from other government departments such as the Department ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Smallscale Fisheries Policy & Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) 2020: DAFF update with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries received an update and progress report by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on the implementation of the Small-scale Fisheries Policy and Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP).
Members asked about the social economic study that was conducted and if they ...