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Energy budget: Committee Report
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Energy reviewed their report on the budget vote of the Department of Energy. One of the main issues of concern was the reduction in the budget by R1.1 billion or 13% less than the previous year. The Members of the Portfolio Committee were aggrieved about the ...
Energy
Minister's update on Energy matters; with Deputy Minister present
8 May 2018
The Minister of Energy met the Portfolio Committee on Energy for the first time, noting that it was precisely eight days before he would present his first budget speech for the Department of Energy.
He stated that in addressing energy challenges, the core national interest was the provision of sufficient ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: Subcommittee engagement with DTI on flagged clauses
2 May 2018
The Subcommittee went through the flagged clauses referred to it by the Portfolio Committee:
The Clause 2 concerns were resolved. A Member asked about the academic environment because authors employed by universities had no control over the work they produced and secondly, disabled people are seemingly not catered for. These ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: new working draft
25 Apr 2018
The Committee worked through the new working draft of the Copyright Amendment Bill until Clause 10. The following items were flagged for further deliberation at Subcommittee level:
- Copyright protection for computer programs;
- Whether the State can own state-funded copyright material;
- Policy issues in the Bill;
- Determination ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
B-BBEE Commission & DTI Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2018
Documemts handed out: Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 as Amended by Act 46 of 2013 (Booklet)
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry dealt with two matters in the meeting: The Strategic Plan for the B-BBEE Commission 2018/19 - 2020/21 and a follow-up engagement on the 2018/19 ...
Arts and Culture
PanSALB, PACOFS, National Arts Council Annual Performance Plan; Department APP: Auditor General input
17 Apr 2018
The Office of the Auditor-General South Africa said its briefing to the Committee on the Annual Performance Plan 2018/19 of the Department of Arts and Culture was intended to add value to the Committee’s oversight function. The presentation showed the link between the National Development Plan, the Medium Term Strategic ...
Energy
Department of Energy 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
17 Apr 2018
This much anticipated meeting, at which the Department of Energy was supposed to present its strategic plan and annual performance plan, was dampened by the absence of both the Minister of Energy, who was attending a Cabinet meeting, and the Deputy Minister, who was ill. It became apparent that some ...
Energy
ESKOM’s revenue application outcome and impact
27 Mar 2018
The subject matter of the meeting dealt with the refusal by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to grant ESKOM’s application for a tariff hike in the 2018/19 financial year. NERSA had appeared before the Committee two weeks previously, and gave their reasons for the refusal. The Chairperson ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTI 2018/9 Annual Performance Plan with Auditor-General input
20 Mar 2018
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on its assessment and findings of the 2018/19 DTI Annual Performance Plan (APP). AGSA flagged certain indicators as misleading and those included:
• Number of companies assisted under Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA) in supporting value added exports (target: 823);
• ...
Energy
Reasons for decision on Eskom’s Revenue Application: NERSA briefing, with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The National energy Regulator of South Africa briefed the Committee on the reasons for its decisions in relation to Eskom’s Revenue Application for 2018/19. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Energy.
The Regulator reported that it normally approved prices for a 5 year period and as the ...