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Science and Technology
CSIR, HSRC, ASSAf & SANSA on their 2015/16 Annual reports
20 Oct 2016
Four entities of the Department of Science and Technology – the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC) and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) – presented their annual reports for 2015/16 ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology, NACI, TIA, NRF & South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
19 Oct 2016
The Committee met with the Department of Science and Technology, National Advisory Council on Innovation, Technology Innovation Agency, the National Research Foundation and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions to discuss respective annual reports for the 2015/16 financial year. The meeting was divided into two, ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor-General input
12 Oct 2016
The Office of the Auditor General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the financial reports and audits for the year of 2015/16 for the Department and its entities.
The portfolio’s overall outcomes have regressed in 2015-16 due to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) moving from an unqualified ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance
21 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to discuss its first quarter (April to June 2016) performance and financial report. It said the National System of Innovation (NSI) was the enabling framework for science, technology and innovation (STI), and the DST was the custodial coordinator ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Constitutional Court minority judgment & review of Act
14 Sep 2016
A Member who partakes in a disturbance in the precincts while Parliament or House or a Committee is meeting, can not be arrested or removed from the precincts.
This what the Ad Hoc Committee heard when it was briefed by Parliamentary Legal Advisers on the implications of the majority and ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: University of Stellenbosch briefing
7 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology received briefings from three academics, who gave their expert opinions on the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Bill, and all agreed that it was a good piece of legislation. They spoke with one voice against the idea of placing Indigenous knowledge (IK) under Intellectual ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Constitutional Court judgment impact on Powers, Privileges & Immunities of Parliament Act; Ad Hoc Committee terms of reference
2 Sep 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee on Review of Powers and Privileges Act was recently briefed about the salient points raised in the Constitutional Court judgement in the matter of the Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (CCT86/15) regarding Section 11 of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of ...
Science and Technology
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill [B6-2016]: Departments of Environmental Affairs & Health on comparative legislation
31 Aug 2016
The Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Health had been asked to outline , any legislation in their respective departments that complemented or conflicted with the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill.
The Department of Environmental Affairs oversees the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its 4th quarter 2015/16 performance
24 Aug 2016
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) presented its fourth quarter performance and financial report to the Portfolio Committee, noting its commitment to pursue a common set of social and economic goals and objectives through the National System of Innovation (NSI) to promote change. During this period, from January to ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Legacy submissions: deliberations
19 Aug 2016
The Content Advisor to the Committee, Ms Sipamla, briefed the Committee on submissions made by the Ms Mosiane, Mr O Shembe, Mr L Mahlatsi, the Support Public Broadcasting Cooperation (SOS), the Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA), the Holy Faith Mission Evangelical Church, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ...