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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Election of Chairperson
12 May 2016
The Committee met to elect its new Chairperson - Mr Philemon Mohlopi Mapulane was elected the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs.
Social Development
Children's Amendment Bill & Children's Second Amendment Bill: adoption; Committee Report on Eastern Cape Oversight
20 Apr 2016
Eastern Cape Oversight Report [Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
As requested by the Committee, the Department of Social Development provided advice on whether the amendment to section 186(1) in the Children's Second Amendment Bill should remain in the Bill. The recommendation of the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Environmental Affairs Budget; Committee Report on its 2016 Operational Plan; Second Term Committee Programme
19 Apr 2016
Documents handed out:
2nd Term Committee Programme
Committee Report on Environmental Affairs Budget
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Committee met to consider the draft report on the strategic plan and to adopt minutes.
The Chairperson, Mr J Mthembu (ANC), had left ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Services, South African National Parks & Isimangaliso on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
14 Apr 2016
Document missing:
Isimangaliso Wetland Park and South African National Parks (SANParks) presentations [email info@pmg.org.za]
The South African Weather Service (SAWS), Isimangaliso Wetland Park and South African National Parks (SANParks) met with the Portfolio Committee to present their strategic and performance plans for the 2016/2017 financial year.
Achieving transformation for both ...
Social Development
Appointment of NDA Board Process; National Development Agency on its 2016 Strategic Plan; Second Term Committee Programme
13 Apr 2016
The Department of Social Development introduced the new board of the National Development Agency. The board was appointed according to s 5 of the NDA Act. Ms Nelisiwe Vilakazi, Acting CEO of the National Development Agency, presented the business case, strategic plan and annual performance plan. The CEO presented the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & South African National Biodiversity Institute on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan, in presence of Deputy Minister
12 Apr 2016
Document Missing:
South African National Biodiversity Institute [Document not available email info@pmg.org.za]
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) presented its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17 to the Committee. A detailed description was given of each of the Department’s seven programmes, highlighting the achievements against targets. The Deputy ...
Social Development
Ministerial Task Team on illegal deductions from SASSA bank accounts; Department & SASSA 2016 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
6 Apr 2016
The Committee met to consider the findings of the Ministerial Task Team on the illegal deductions from the bank accounts of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and to be briefed by SASSA and the Department of Social Development on their strategic and annual performance plans.
Although the Department ...
Social Development
Children‘s Amendment Bill (B13-2015) and Children’s Second Amendment Bill (B14-2015): adoption postponed
17 Mar 2016
The Committee had held substantial discussions on the two Children's Amendment Bills on the previous day and the Chairperson, with the support of Committee Members, suggested that the final formalisation and adoption of the Bills be postponed. The Committee had encountered some practical issues and wanted a chance to get ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill [B13-2015] and Children’s Second Amendment Bill [B14-2015]: deliberations
16 Mar 2016
The Legal Advisers from Parliament and the Department of Social Development delivered feedback on the key amendments as proposed by the Committee in both Bills. The issue of TVETs which was previously debate, was settled. as Members found the term “college” to more suitable and all encompassing. Amendments were read ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs Strategic Planning Workshop
15 Mar 2016
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in preparation for the drafting of the Committee’s strategic plan. In his opening remarks, the Chairperson noted the workshop was to get a broad, high-level sense of what programmes the Department had planned for the new financial year. He highlighted ...