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Science and Technology
Science and Technology Budget Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss the changes to the budget report.
The Members discussed the correctness of the bracket that was on page two of the report, it was agreed by all Members that the sentence should be left as it was. Members also questioned the relevance of one ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Budget Review and Recommendations Report
22 Oct 2014
The Committee discussed the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Science and Technology. The report provided an assessment of the performance of the Department. The introduction summarised the mandate and the role of the Portfolio Committee, what the Committee did to complete the BRRR and the ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others
20 Oct 2014
Report of the meeting to follow
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others
20 Oct 2014
Three witnesses testified before the Committee: the Head of ICT in Parliament, the Sergeant at Arms and the Deputy Chief Whip of the majority party. The Chief Whip of the Opposition Party was supposed to testify but she was attending the funeral of the late MP Mr Watson. Further witnesses ...
Science and Technology
Academy of Science of South Africa, CSIR & NRF on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The Committee received presentations on the Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the National Research Foundation (NRF)
ASSAf outlined its dual mandate and explained the government-aligned goals of the organisation which ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others
15 Oct 2014
The opposition political parties namely DA, UDM, IFP and EFF wrote a letter to the Chairperson expressing their concern on the way in which the hearing was proceeding. Matters raised in the letter include taking into consideration the submission by Mr Malema, the need for the Committee to call witnesses, ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology: AGSA on 13/14 audit findings; BRRR process
14 Oct 2014
The Committee Content Advisor and Researcher gave an overview of the key provisions of the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act, what the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) was and what procedures were in place to make recommendations for the budget of a national department. They also ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Space policy and regulation: South African Council for Space Affairs briefing
17 Sep 2014
The South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) presented to the Portfolio Committees of Trade and Industry and Science and Technology on why space technology was important for South Africa, what the societal benefits were and the context for the importance of policy regulation.
The three main pillars of space ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its human capital development initiatives
10 Sep 2014
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) was responsible for research development and support, and innovation across the national system of innovation. It had a budget of R6.5 billion, which supported 720 000 learners and 9 771 students. The National Development Plan (NDP) required that more than 100 doctoral graduates ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Matters arising from last meeting on composition of Committee, Parliamentary Legal Adviser's briefing, Nomination of Initiator
4 Sep 2014
The Chairperson clarified the membership of the Committee, and the presence of some alternate Members. The Committee spent considerable time debating whether a letter addressed to the EFF by the Speaker could be discussed as an additional agenda item, and it was eventually decided to deal with it under “Matters ...