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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 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry Regulations proposed amendments: DTI & stakeholders; Debt Relief Committee Bill: adoption for comment
10 Nov 2017
The Committee considered the Committee Bill dealing with Debt Relief and moved to adopt it and have it prepared for public comment. The DA abstained from having the Bill published.
The Committee received briefings from the South African Sugar Association (SASA), South African Cane Growers Association (SACGA), the South African ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs & entities Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report
10 Oct 2017
The Committee Content Advisor briefed the Committee on the Draft Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (DHA) on Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report – 2017/18 Financial Year (the Draft Report). He took the Committee through a 37 page Draft Report and noted that the Committee met with the Auditor General South ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Committee Bill: deliberations; Localisation of procurement for Transnet and PRASA: terms of reference
4 Oct 2017
Draft Framework Bill not made available to the public yet
In discussing the Committee terms of reference for its agreed inquiry into localisation of procurement for Transnet and PRASA, Memebers were asked to submit name of those who should come before the Committee. An evidence based enquiry was needed of ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources; Mine Health and Safety Council 2016/17 Annual Report, with Auditor-General input
3 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources was briefed By the Auditor-General on the audit outcomes of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for the 2016/2017 financial year. In addition the Committee was also briefed by the Researcher and Content Advisor on the analysis and content of the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTI, SABS, NCRS 2016/17 Annual Report & Quarter 1 performance, with Minister
12 Sep 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and two of its entities, the South African Bureau of Standards and the National Regulator for Compulsory Standards, achieved clean audits, three entities received unqualified audits with findings while one entity received a qualified audit. The Auditor-General of SA’s (AGSA) Office expressed excitement ...
Energy
Electricity Distribution Sector: Department of Energy, NERSA & Eskom briefing; with Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2017
The Department of Energy (DoE), the Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom) and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Energy to give an insight into why there were electricity outages in some parts of the country, despite an excess in Eskom’s electricity generation capacity. ...
Finance Standing Committee
Transformation of the Financial Sector: Committee Report
6 Sep 2017
The Standing Committee on Finance and the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, together with National Treasury, deliberated on the Transformation of the Financial Sector Draft Committee Report. The draft report was work in progress and would be sent to the participants for feedback before being finalised. Many of the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Transnet and PRASA on localisation
5 Sep 2017
The intention of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry meeting with Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) was to obtain more detailed and specific information on the localisation of the major rolling stock programmes that were under way. Previous meetings had not provided clarity as ...