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Protected Disclosure Complaint against Minister Gordhan: Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefing
19 Apr 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on the protected disclosure complaint referred to the Committee by the Speaker of the National Assembly. The complaint was made by the suspended Director-General of the Department of Public Enterprises, Kgathatso Tlhakudi, accusing Minister Gordhan ...
Finance Standing Committee
Eskom Section 92 PFMA Exemption (withdrawn); with Minister
5 Apr 2023
Public Enterprises
Safcol update on the overall business and contributions in terms of job creation, skills development, promotion and support of SMMEs; with Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2023
In a virtual meeting, the South African Forestry Company Limited (Safcol) presented an update on its overall business and its impact on the communities in which it operated. It was recognised by the Portfolio Committee as being one of the better-performing public entities, and was considered a key partner ...
Public Enterprises
Briefing on issues emanating from SONA and on progress regarding the business rescue process of Mango
1 Mar 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Portfolio Committee met virtually for a briefing from the Department of Public Enterprises on issues arising from the State of the Nation Address and a briefing from Mango's Business Rescue Practitioners on the progress of ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom 2021/22 Annual Report; with Minister
22 Feb 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was joined by representatives of the Department of Public Enterprises, including Minister Pravin Gordhan, and members of the Eskom board, to receive Eskom’s annual report for the year 2021/22.
Eskom reported on key performance areas including the performance of ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet update on overall business, job creation, skills development, SMME support
15 Feb 2023
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises belonging to the African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) voiced their unhappiness with the report presented by Transnet, as it indicated that the entity had decided to seek out a private sector partner to enter into a 20-year ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom: loadshedding solutions, maintenance & IPP budget, organised labour allegations
7 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committees on Public Enterprises, Mineral Resources and Energy, and the Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication held a joint meeting where Eskom briefed them on short- and medium-term solutions to load shedding. The briefing also looked at the issue of budgeting for coal-fired plant maintenance versus ...
Public Enterprises
DPE progress in addressing AGSA findings & implementation of BRRR recommendations; Update on Shareholder Management Bill; with Deputy Minister present
1 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises welcomed the proposal to declare the ongoing loadshedding a state of national disaster to assist Eskom in managing the energy crisis.
The Committee voiced these sentiments ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor update on implementation of the turnaround strategy; with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
The interim board and executive of Alexkor presented a progress update on implementing its turnaround strategy to the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting. The entity had previously faced extreme financial challenges, but work had been done to ensure that irregularities had been corrected and that both Alexkor and ...
Public Enterprises
Mid-term performance report of DPE & SOEs
23 Nov 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the mid-term performance reports of the DPE and state-owned companies (SOCs).
The DPE reported that its mid-term performance in meeting set targets was at 70 percent, with 23 of 33 targets ...