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Small Business Development
SEFA & SEDA Quarter 3 performance
16 May 2018
The Minister of Small Business and Development introduced the work of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency and the Small Enterprise Development Agency and spoke briefly before leaving for another meeting. In her opening remarks, the Minister stated that the department and entities had been working together and had been speaking ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Forestry worker abuse: DAFF & Forest Sector Charter Council response; National Forests Amendment Bill: deliberations
15 May 2018
The Committee heard briefings from both the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Forestry Sector Charter Council (FSCC) on serious concerns raised by communities, resident and working, in forest areas during public hearings on the proposed amendment of the National Forest Amendment Bill. Concerns raised included allegations ...
Small Business Development
DSBD budget: Committee Report
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee met to continue its interrogation of the draft report on the Department of Small Business Development’s (DSBD’s) Budget Vote 31, focusing on the report’s recommendations. Although it deliberated thoroughly on the recommendations, it did not adopt the draft report as the Department had not yet presented its ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Comprehensive Producer Support draft policy: DAFF briefing; DAFF Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries did not entertain the presentation from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Draft Policy on Comprehensive Producer Support.
The Committee raised a number of concerns. It voiced disappointment with the policy document because the Department did not consult the ...
Small Business Development
Committee Report on DSBD Budget
2 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met to enable Members to interrogate the draft report on the Department of Small Business Development’s Budget Vote 31 for the first time. Due to the absence of some Members the Acting Chairperson had to co-opt members of other committees for the meeting ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Bill Subcommittee: regulation of Collecting Societies
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) briefed the Sub-committee of Trade and Industry on matters of copyright in the regulation of collecting societies. The basis for the regulation of collecting societies was well established in the recommendations made in the Copyright Review Commission (CRC) report of 2011, which ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: Key issues to consider from extended public hearings
27 Mar 2018
The National Forest Amendment Bill does not amend most of the provisions in the principal Act except for minor amendments to Section 23 of the Act.
This is the view of the Parliamentary legal adviser who informed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that the current provisions in ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
OBP, NAMC, PPECB & ARC 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
22 Mar 2018
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries met the management of Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), the National Agricultural Marking Council (NAMC) and the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) to hear presentations on their annual performance plans and budgets.
OBP listed the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF & Marine Living Resources Fund 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
20 Mar 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on its Annual Performance Plans for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Department indicated the sector objectives are on reducing vulnerability and risks associated with climate change; increasing biomass stock levels in the prioritised sectors; ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development Quarter 3 performance; with Deputy Minister
14 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development to discuss the Department’s quarter 3 annual performance report. There was not enough time for the Department and the Portfolio Committee to engage about SEDA and SEFA and the Committee decided to move the discussion with the entities to ...