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Public Enterprises
Localisation: State Owned Companies role: dti briefing with DPE, Eskom & Transnet
16 Mar 2016
The Director General of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said Government’s localisation drive had been delayed by a lack of National Treasury approval for designations recommended by the dti. Government’s procurement budget is about R500bn a year and it has set a 75% target for local procurement. One ...
Public Enterprises
State Owned Companies reform: progress report by Department of Public Enterprises
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Public Enterprises gave an update on the progress in the reform the State Owned Companies (SOCs), highlighting the current state of the economy and its influence on policy choices for state ownership, progress on key indicators for the State Owned Companies (SOCs). Pursuing the developmental agenda is ...
Public Enterprises
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 ...
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 ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality 2015 Oversight Report; South African National Botanical Institute, iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 2014/15 performance; Kirstenbosch Committee Oversight Report
17 Aug 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, met with two entities, namely, the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park to be briefed on their performance for all four quarters in the previous financial year. The meeting would prepare the Committee to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & entities 2014/15 performance
14 Aug 2015
South African National Parks (SANParks) reported that most of their vacant posts, except for two core operative positions, had been filled. The terrestrial protected areas of SANParks exceeded 7.9 million hectares, while the coastal protected areas comprised of 426 000 hectares, and facilities were expected to be built on these areas. ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA National Parks (SANParks) & iSimangaliso Wetland Park on their performance and plans, with Minister present
11 Aug 2015
The Committee, with the presence of the Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) met with two entities, SA National Parks (SANParks) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park for Members to develop a broad overview of the entities in terms of achievements and future intentions. SANParks presented the background and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on the Waste Economy, Job Creation, Cooperatives and Multilateral Environmental Agreements, with Minister in attendance
2 Jun 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs on the waste economy, job creation, cooperatives and Multilateral Environmental Agreements on chemicals and waste that South Africa was party to. The presentation began with an introduction and background to waste management legislation, goals of the National Waste Management Strategy ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
National Climate Change Response Strategy Policy: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing; Carbon Tax Proposal: National Treasury briefing
26 May 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the mitigation systems in terms of the National Climate Change Response Strategy Policy. The briefing discussed the Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) as proportions of overall emissions and SA’s GHG mitigation potential analysis, specifically, objectives and subsectors. ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
“Working For” Environmental Programmes & Green Fund EPWP projects; Famine Weed invasive alien; Value-Added Industries/Eco-Furniture; Committee Report on DEA Budget
28 Apr 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) projects in its “Working For” environmental programmes and the Green Fund. It looked at performance compared to its targets, distribution of work opportunities, demographics, five-year performance estimates for environmental programmes and job creation within ...