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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Energy on Third Quarter 2014/15 Performance: hearing
15 Apr 2015
The Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the Department of Energy on its financial performance as at 31 December 2014. The budgeted expenses for the third quarter of the 2014/15 financial year were highlighted, showing that the year-to-date expenditure had been R5.24 billion, against the projected R5.73 billion. This ...
Police
Summit on Firearms Control in South Africa: day 2, with input from Minister and Deputy Minister
25 Mar 2015
The Committee, together with the Civilian Secretariat on Police (CSP), and representatives of the South African Police Service (SAPS) gathered for the second and final day of the Firearms Control Summit with many interested parties, organisations, bodies, the media and members of civil society present. The summit was a national ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Services Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2015
24 Mar 2015
The National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) briefed the Committee on its Strategic and Annual Plans for 2015/16. It was created in 2001 from a merger and is the diagnostic pathology service for the public sector in South Africa, dealing with more than 80% of the country’s population through 274 laboratories ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Researchers on analysis of third quarter expenditure patterns of national departments for 2014/15 financial year
24 Mar 2015
The Committee considered the draft report on its oversight visit to the Eastern Cape to be submitted to Parliament, and the presentation by the Committee Researchers on their analysis of the third quarter expenditure patterns of national departments for the 2014/15 financial year.
In discussion of the oversight report, Members ...
Health
Department of Health on its 2nd and 3rd quarterly reports; DPME on Health Department performance outcomes
18 Mar 2015
The Department of Health (DoH) briefed the Committee on its performance in Quarters 2 and 3, followed by an evaluation report presented by the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), explaining how it categorised performance, and that it was done to assess how the sector as a whole was ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Government Departments' 3rd Quarter 2014/15 Expenditure Analysis: National Treasury briefing
17 Mar 2015
National Treasury (NT) presented the Third Quarter 2014/15 expenditure report, broken down to show total figures and spending of departments and clusters across government. The National Treasury said that 44 per cent of total expenditure to end Q3 was for direct charges against the National Revenue Fund. This was equivalent ...
Health
Medical Innovation Bill: Medicines Control Council briefing, in presence of Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2015
The Medicines Control Council (MCC) briefed the Committee on the Medical Innovation Bill and explained, to put the Bill into context, the current legal framework regarding controlled access to cannabis and other drugs. The discussion was centred on the use of cannabis for medical purposes. In South Africa, it is ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Report on 2015 Division of Revenue Bill
11 Mar 2015
The Committee adopted its Committee Report on 2015 Division of Revenue Bill. The 2015 Division of Revenue Bill was to be debated in the House on Thursday, 12 March 2015. The DA wished it to be noted that it reserved the right to object to the Bill in the House. ...
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014]: deliberations
11 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee deliberated on all the amended clauses of the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014]. The focus was largely on the definitions of the Bill, with particular emphasis on the inclusion of the policy development advisory function on “foodstuffs and cosmetics” in Clause 1, Section 1(e) and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Report on 2015 Division of Revenue Bill
10 Mar 2015
The First Draft Report on the 2015 Division of Revenue Bill was placed before the Committee for consideration. Members were encouraged to make comment or changes to the Draft Report where deemed necessary. The Committee was taken through the Draft Report page by page and substantive changes were made, especially ...