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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency on operations and implementation of programmes
11 Nov 2014
The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) presented its report and stated that it was created to support and build technical capacity in local government for the improvement of municipal infrastructure provisioning, refurbishment and maintenance in accordance with section 7 (5) of the Public Service Act. Its mandate is to render ...
Transport
Railway Safety Regulator and Road Traffic Infringement Agency on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2014/15
11 Nov 2014
Two of the entities falling under the Department of Transport (the Department) briefed the Committee on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2014/15. The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) said that its plan was premised on results and outcome-based management, with emphasis on outcomes and impacts and made explicit provision ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Livestock diseases, OIE report, update on proposed legislation: Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries briefing, in presence of Deputy Minister
28 Oct 2014
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), in the presence of the Deputy Minister, presented a report on livestock diseases of economic importance. South Africa had, following numerous complaints from the Red Meat Industry Forum (RMIF), invited the World Health Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to evaluate the performance ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Meeting with City of Johannesburg delegation
22 Oct 2014
The Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests hosted the City of Johannesburg’s Ethics Committee. The purpose of the meeting, as stated by the Chairperson of the Joint Committee, was for the two committees to engage in a conversation on the issue of ethics and the importance of establishing and ...
Transport
Auditor-General on audit outcomes of the Department of Transport for 2013/14
14 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to hear presentations from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Transport (DoT) and its entities for 2013/14, and from the DoT on its annual report and financial statements for 2013/14.
AGSA explained the factors which it took into ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
2014 Register of Members Interests: adoption
17 Sep 2014
The Committee dealt with the minutes of the 8 of July 2014 at length. The contention was that there was an election of a Committee whip, which the opposition parties felt that seeing that there was no rule providing for one in any Parliamentary Committee; there could have been no ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Workshop with Auditor General of South Africa on its role and mandate
16 Sep 2014
The AGSA noted that it received its mandate mainly from the Constitution, Public Audit Act and the Public Finance Management Act. The AGSA at the moment currently reported on significant findings and urged the Members to look at the mock audit report of the AGSA in order to enhance their ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Legislative Mandate of DAFF: Committee Staff briefing; Progress report on Performing Animal Protection Amendment Bill: Department briefing; Feedback on Land Tenure Summit
16 Sep 2014
The Parliamentary legal adviser briefed the Committee on the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) judgment on the Performing Animals Protection Act. The Act gave power to magistrates to issue licenses to people that used animals for performing and security purposes. The NSPCA had taken the ...
Transport
Road Accident Fund on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2014/15
9 Sep 2014
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) briefed the Committee on its strategic and annual performance plan (APP), focusing specifically on its strategy, financial projections, challenges and continued transformation.
The RAF was established in May 1997, under Road Accident Fund Act, 1996, assuming at the time all the rights, obligations, assets and ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Auditor-General South Africa on its role and challenges
5 Sep 2014
Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) gave a presentation on its mandate and role according to the Constitution and Public Audit Act, as well as outlining the responsibilities of the Auditor-General and the Deputy Auditor-General. The staffing structure of the AGSA was explained, detailing the numbers of qualified accountants and staff retention ...