Mr Bongani Michael Mkongi

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Bongani Michael Mkongi

About Bongani Michael Mkongi

Committee Meetings Attended

  • Finance Standing Committee Transformation of the Financial Sector: public hearings
    14 Mar 2017

    The Finance and Trade and Industry Committees held joint public hearing on Transformation of the Financial Sector. The bank submissions gave reports on their transformation and admitted it was not as good as hoped but Members believed that there was little progress in transformation, especially in terms of ownership. NEDLAC ...

  • Employment and Labour National Minimum Wage: Committee Report on National Minimum Wage
    8 Mar 2017

    The issue of minimum wage was brought to life when the President Zuma first mentioned it in the 2014 State of the Nation Address. Following the address by the President, the Committee embarked on an information gathering exercise in order to ascertain what the nation’s views were. A total of ...

  • Trade, Industry and Competition Amended Financial Services Sector Code: DTI briefing & B-BBEE Commission response
    8 Mar 2017

    The Committee was briefed on the draft Amended Financial Services Sector Code. The meeting was convened in preparation for the Transformation of the Financial Sector hearings with the Finance Standing Committee the following week.

    Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) directorate on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment highlighted that B-BBEE Sector ...

  • Trade, Industry and Competition Ford Kuga recall: hearing
    7 Mar 2017

    Ford SA told the Committee that an increase in engine compartment fires on the Ford Kuga 1.6 litre model was reported in January 2016. A maintenance check was initiated in December 2016 with more than 1 000 Kugas inspected and a definitive cause was established. A safety recall of 4 ...

  • Employment and Labour Compensation Fund, Unemployment Insurance Fund, Supported Employment Enterprises: Quarter 1 and 2 financial and performance briefings
    22 Feb 2017

    The Department of Labour (DOL) briefed the Committee on the first and second quarter performance for the Compensation Fund, Unemployment Insurance Fund and Supported Employment Enterprises. Detailed figures and descriptors were provided, target by target. For the Compensation Fund, it was noted that in quarter 1, 58% (20 183) of ...

  • Trade, Industry and Competition Performers' Protection Bill: briefing; Advisory Centre on WTO Law Agreement: ratification
    21 Feb 2017

    The Performers Protection Amendment Bill sought to address challenges facing the creative industry from non-payment of royalties; as well as lack of formalisation of the industry which exposed it to abuse, and piracy. The Bill was informed by various treaties. Issues introduced by the Bill included transfer of rights; equitable ...

  • Employment and Labour Nedlac, Productivity SA, Nedlac, Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, on their Quarter 1 and 2 2016 Reports
    15 Feb 2017

    Productivity SA (ProdSA), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), and National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) presented their 2016/17 quarter 1 and quarter 2 performance reports to the Committee.

    ProdSA noted under-performance in both quarters, with particularly poor performance in Q1 against the targets of supporting enterprises ...

  • National Youth Development Agency appointments Recommendation of NYDA Board Members
    7 Feb 2017

    The Committee met to deliberate and recommend names to serve on the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). The Committee nominated seven Members to serve in the Board with four males and three females from across the country.

    During deliberations, Members commented that the geographical spread of the candidates was fairly ...

  • National Youth Development Agency appointments National Youth Development Agency Board: interviews of short-listed candidates
    25 Jan 2017

    The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency interviewed 13 candidates who would serve on the NYDA Board. Before this, the Committee briefly discussed concerns raised by the DA about the process and decided on the questions that will be asked ...

  • National Youth Development Agency appointments Committee Minutes & Security Clearance Report
    24 Jan 2017

    The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency spent more than three hours debating about the minutes of the previous meeting.

    Two issues arose. The EFF, first, charged that it had not been invited to the previous meetings. The party felt ...