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Transport
Burning of Metrorail Trains: PRASA strategy; with Minister
9 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met with the PRASA board and executives to discuss ways of resolving challenges in service delivery, such as derailments, delays in train schedules, accidents and losses as a result of burnt trains which were affecting rail transportation, particularly the Metrorail trains in the Cape Town ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: Department response to Treasury concerns; with Minister and Deputy Minister
21 Aug 2018
The Department of Transport (DoT) and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) briefed the Committee on its responses to the proposals and concerns raised by National Treasury on the Road Accident Benefit Scheme (RABS) Bill. RAF gave an overview of the responses. These responses pertained to the composition and appointment of ...
Transport
Minister on vacancies in DoT Boards; DoT Quarter 4 Performance
5 Jun 2018
The Minister of Transport said that when he was appointed Minister most of the board terms of DoT entities were about to expire, whilst others did not have their full board complement. This was bad because the Ministry had to do everything all at the same time; but perhaps it ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Transport Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
18 Apr 2018
The Minister of Transport stated that the Department of Transport contributed towards four outcomes of the Medium Term Strategic Framework Outcome 4: Decent Employment through inclusive economic growth; Outcome 6: An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure; Outcome 7: Comprehensive Rural Development and Land Reform and Outcome 10: Protect and ...
Transport
Department of Transport, PRASA and RSR 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met with the Transport ministry, the Department of Transport (DoT) and teams from two DoT entities, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and Railway Safety regulator to deal with their Annual Performance Plans (APPs)..
The Minister gave an overview of DoT’s alignment with ...
NCOP Finance
Rates & Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill; Taxation Laws Amendment Bill; Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, Insurance Bill: adoption
1 Dec 2017
The Committee met for deliberations on the Rates & Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill; Taxation Laws Amendment Bill; Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, and Insurance Bill. The three Bills and respective Committee reports on the Bills were adopted.
On the Rates & Monetary Amounts and Amendment of ...
Energy
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 2; with Deputy Minister present
22 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy continued its consideration of the government’s plans for the energy sector, with the Minister of Energy having to face tough questioning on the sale of the country’s strategic oil stocks and his involvement in PetroSA’s large oil and gas deal with the Russian exploration company, ...
Energy
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 1
21 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was briefed by the Minister of Energy on the government’s plans relating to key and strategic matters in the energy sector until 2030.
The Minister said that the government’s energy policy was based on the country’s natural endowments and that while adjustments were made, the ...
Energy
SA National Energy Development Institute + National Nuclear Regulator on 2016/17 Annual Report
14 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was briefed on the annual reports for 2016-17 of the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR).
The Chairperson of SANEDI said that the period from December 2016 had been a time of vigorous change ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2017
The Minister of Higher Education of Training provided the Portfolio Committee with an overview of Departmental highlights for the first quarter of the 2017/18 financial year, with particular emphasis on the resolution of challenges at the University of Zululand and with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. He also disclosed ...