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Department of Energy Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy
10 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
The meeting to consider the annual report of the Department of Energy (DoE) got off to a controversial start when Members of opposition parties questioned if the meeting was legal or not, as they wanted an assurance from the Minister of Energy that the appointment of ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises 2016/17 Annual Report, with AGSA input
4 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) noted the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) achieved a clean audit, Eskom was qualified and SAFCOL, Transnet, Alexkor and Denel were unqualified with findings. SA Express was still being audited due to its late submission of financial statements. DPE had improved but ...
The Committee received presentations from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) and South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the electricity distribution industry and Infrastructure rehabilitation.
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) reported that ...
Energy
LPG market inquiry by Competition Commission, with Deputy Minister & Department response
5 Sep 2017
The Competition Commission presented the recommendations of its market inquiry into the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector. In 2014, the Commission, in accordance with the powers granted to it under the Competition Amendment Act 2013, conducted a market inquiry in the LPG sector.
The market structure was found to be ...
Energy
Department of Energy on Quarter 4 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Aug 2017
The Minister of Energy in her opening remarks clarified the following:
• The high vacancy rate and the recent interviews conducted for three DDGs, as well as her efforts to ensure that DoE agencies advertise all their vacancies;
• The high vacancy rate was due to the new department structure ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom inquiry: legal opinion
16 Aug 2017
The Parliamentary Legal Office presented a legal opinion on the proposed process for the Committee to conduct the inquiry into State Owned Enterprises. On 25 July 2017, the Committee had considered the process to be followed in conducting an inquiry into the governance failures at Eskom. The Committee was of ...
Public Enterprises
SACC “Unburdening”; PARI “Betrayal of the promise”; OUTA “No Room to Hide” Report findings; Eskom inquiry prep
25 Jul 2017
Live Stream PC Public Enterprises 25 July
Sikonathi Mantshantsha: The full Dentons report Eskom doesn't want you to see
In preparation for an inquiry into Eskom, the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises invited the South African Council of Churches (SACC), the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Public Affairs ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom inquiry: preparations
21 Jun 2017
Documents handed out: Parliament Researcher analysis of Eskom’s Denton Report (not available)
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprise met to prepare terms of reference and to discuss the required documentation and lists of witnesses for an enquiry into Eskom, with particular reference to the pension pay out and reappointment of ...
Energy
IPP Purchase Agreements: Department of Energy & ESKOM update, with DPE Minister & DoE Deputy Minister
20 Jun 2017
The Department of Energy (DoE) and Eskom were expected to present the final process and the date for signing the power purchase agreements with independent power producers (IPPs), but their presentation was simply an update on processes that the they were following. That was not the agenda item, and was ...
Transport
AARTO Amendment Bill: deliberations
13 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met with the Department of Transport (DoT) and the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) to deliberate on the draft of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill of March 2017, as earlier requested. However, the DoT and RTIA acknowledged that they had ...