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AARTO Amendment Bill: summary of submissions; PRASA Inquiry: discussion
14 Mar 2017
Documents handed out:
Advert on PMG
The Portfolio Committee had invited further written comments as it wanted to propose amendments that extend beyond the scope of the Bill. These were advertised as follows:
▪ The inclusion in the proposed definition of “infringement” of “National Land Transport Act, 2009 (and ...
Transport
PRASA Board and Metrorail service delivery challenges
8 Mar 2017
The meeting was scheduled to discuss the Status of Metrorail but Members opted to continue the heated discussion from the previous day on the firing of Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Collins Letsoalo, by the PRASA Board and the performance of the Board. Members requested written responses from the ...
Transport
PRASA Board on the firing of the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer
7 Mar 2017
PRASA was to make a second attempt at briefing the Committee on the status of Metrorail which had been scheduled for August 2016. However, the PRASA Board was asked to brief the Committee on the newspaper report about Acting Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Collins Letsoalo, giving himself a 350% ...
Transport
Road Accident Fund recent challenges: RAF & DOT briefing; RAF Amendment Bill: briefing
28 Feb 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) on the recent freezing and subsequent release of their central bank accounts. The RAF said that although R8.6 billion was validly due to claimants, the fiscal reality as set out by the Finance Minister was that one could ...
Transport
Department of Transport on its Quarter 3 performance
21 Feb 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to be briefed by the Acting Director General, Department Transport on its 2016/17 Third Quarterly Report. The briefing highlighted the achievements, and non-achievements as well as the financial performance of the third Quarter in the seven programmes. The statistics indicated that out of 51 ...
Transport
AARTO Amendment Bill: Portfolio Committee Amendments
14 Feb 2017
The Committee went through the amended Portfolio Committee amendments to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment (AARTO) Bill compiled from recent discussions, with the assistance of the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA). The Portfolio Committee amendments were approved and these would be published for public comment. Provisionally the closing ...
Transport
Administrative Adjudication Road Traffic Offences Bill: Motion of desirability, draft report on Bill; BRRR adopted
16 Nov 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee adopted the motion of desirability of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill. They then turned to a discussion of the Committee's report on the Bill. Members asked whether there was anything in the report mentioning the ...
Transport
Transport Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
15 Nov 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee met to finalise the recommentdations in the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Transport. The recommendations included the following:
-The Minister must ensure that the Department had a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in place for ...
Transport
Department of Transport on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Auditor General input, and Minister in attendance
8 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the officials from the Department of Transport (DoT), led by the Minister, to discuss the audit outcomes and annual performance of the Department for 2015/16.
The Department had regressed in comparison to the past two years and ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Outstanding 2016 Annual Reports: Departments' reasons for non-submission
1 Nov 2016
The Committee met to discuss the position of the government entities that had not submitted their Annual Reports to Parliament as required. Invitations to appear before SCOPA had been sent to four departments and two entities. The Department of Environmental Affairs was absent, informing the Committee that it was still ...