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Sport, Arts and Culture
Boxing SA progress report; SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport on Post-Olympics doping results
21 Feb 2017
The Committee was briefed by the South African Institute of Drug-Free Sports (SAIDS) on their anti-doping strategy leading up to the Rio Olympics and Paralympics. SAIDS strategy began a year before the games and was focused on testing and anti-doping education of athletes and coaches. It was emphasised that SAIDS ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sports and Recreation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
14 Feb 2017
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee was supposed to be briefed by Chess SA but this had to be postponed as the Chairperson of the body was not available to attend the meeting due to pressing deadlines. Members were unhappy that Chess SA had communicated their ...
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 ...
Water and Sanitation
Internal planning session, review of Annual Report, Annual Performance Plan
1 Feb 2017
The Committee met to consider its Draft Programme schedule until March, 2017, Revised Strategic Plan and the Annual Performance Plan for 2017 programme. The Draft programme was reviewed because some programmes had been postponed, for instance, the proposed dates for the oversight visit to Lesotho Highlands Water project were 28, ...
Water and Sanitation
Blue Drop Green Drop Report: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing
25 Jan 2017
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Committee on the Blue Drop Green Drop progress Report.
The first Blue Drop Report in 2009 indicated that the national microbiological compliance for South African tap water was measured at 93.3% against the National Standard (SANS 241). There has been a ...
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 ...
Water and Sanitation
Water & Sanitation: Statistics SA analysis; Water & Sanitation Infrastructure: Auditor-General performance audit
24 Jan 2017
Auditor-General Report: Performance Audit on Water Infrastructure
The Auditor-General briefed the Committee on the performance audit report on water infrastructure which evaluated fifteen projects. The report highlights the issues which the Committee should oversee on an ongoing basis. The following key recommendations were made to the Department of Water and ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Shortlisting of candidates
7 Dec 2016
The Committee at the outset of the meeting briefly discussed the matter of what the appropriate number of shortlisted candidates should be. Members were aware that there were only seven positions on the NYDA Board. The number of applications received for the seven positions totalled 487. The Committee in the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Provincial Rugby Unions on challenges, governance and transformation in provincial unions
29 Nov 2016
Six provincial rugby unions were scheduled to report to the Committee on the governance and transformation in their respective unions, their successes and their challenges. However, Griffons Rugby Union and Border Rugby Union failed to appear before the Committee and made no apologies to either the Committee or to SA ...