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Sport, Arts and Culture
South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill; PANSALB interview deliberations
20 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee considered and adopted the Committee proposed amendments (A-List) of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill.
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor explained that as agreed the Committee had shared the latest version of the SAIDS Amendment Bill with the World Anti-Doping Agency. WADA stated that ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
PANSALB interviews: deliberations; Committee Legacy Report
19 Mar 2024
The Committee in a virtual meeting deliberated on the PanSALB interviews held between 15-17 March 2024. Twenty four candidates were interviewed and the Committee had to recommend 20 names to the Minister for consideration. Committee members presented their scores for each interviewee. The scores will be presented at the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
PanSALB interviews day 2
16 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Sport, Arts and Culture
SAIDS A/B: proposed amendments; PanSALB interviews day 1
15 Mar 2024
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SAIDS Amendment Bill: A-list
The Portfolio Committee convened in a hybrid meeting to adopt the Committee proposed amendments (A-List) to the South African Institute for Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) Amendment Bill. The Committee resolved to adopt the A-List following an intense debate about changing the definition of 'SASCOC' to 'the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Oral Submissions on the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill by outstanding stakeholders
11 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture met virtually to receive submissions on the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill [B41-2023].
CATHSSETA provided an overview, detailing their role and input on the Bill. They expressed support for the amendments and requested an extension for further review. ...
Small Business Development
Cannabis and Hemp Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
6 Mar 2024
The meeting focused on opportunities and challenges faced by small-scale cannabis and hemp farming industry, as highlighted in the briefing by Hemp 4 Life, House for Hemp and South African Health Products Regulatory Agency (SAHPRA). Key points included:
• No start-up funding: Land Bank funding requires a water licence ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA and SEDA Q2 &3 of 2023/24 Performance
28 Feb 2024
The Department of Small Business Development and its entities, the Small Enterprises Development Agency (SEDA) and Small Enterprises Finance Agency (SEFA), met with the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting to present their respective performances in the second and third quarters of the 2023/24 financial year. Generally, the 2nd ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SAIDS Oral submission on the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill [B41-2023]
20 Feb 2024
The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) appeared before the Committee to explain amendments to the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill [B41-2023]. The Bill was introduced to ensure compliance with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations.
Committee Members enquired about the progress of the arbitration case ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Shortlisting of candidates for PANSALB Board interviews
16 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts, and Culture convened virtually to agree on a shortlist of candidates to be interviewed for the Pan South African Languages Board (PanSALB). Members from the represented parties proposed their lists of names. The process was to find consensus amongst the names considering criteria ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill: DSAC briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
5 Dec 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) on the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill.
The Department’s presentation covered the background related to the matter, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s ruling, the consequences of this ruling, ...