Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
The Committee met to adopt the Budget Review and Recommendation Report of the Department of Sport and Recreation, Boxing South Africa, and South African Institute for Drug-free Sport. Members were generally happy with the report. A concern was that the report was not specific on the recommendations the Committee had ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on all outstanding matters and reports
25 Oct 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries about all outstanding matters and reports of the Department. These ranged from the drought resistant maize seed, challenges on animal and plant diseases, distribution of veterinarians and mobile clinics, the DAFF’s integration process of ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Research Council & Perishable Export Control Board on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
20 Oct 2016
The Agricultural Research Council noted that it is aligned to national priorities and policies, including the National Development Plan, New Growth Path and the 2014-2019 Medium Term Strategic Framework of outcomes, as well as noted its contribution to realisation of priorities and outcomes. Six strategic goals were ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
19 Oct 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Content Adviser briefed the Committee on the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports of the Department of Sport and Recreation.
The Committee Content Advisor explained that the BRRR has been informed by the 2016 State of the Nation address, which strongly highlighted ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF, OBP, NAMC, SAVC and MLRF on their 2015/16 Annual Reports, with Minister
18 Oct 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) reported that South Africa’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products increased by 18.0% year on year making the country a net exporter. Trade within the African continent had increased by 5.6% year-on-year. The country had been successful in ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry; and Fisheries & Entities audits: AGSA & FFC input
13 Oct 2016
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) briefed the Committee on the performance of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and its entities, to provide it with relevant background information for its meeting with the DAFF scheduled for the following Tuesday. ...
Basic Education
SACE & Umalusi on their 2015/16 Annual Reports; Department of Basic Education audit: Auditor-General briefing
12 Oct 2016
Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) found the Department of Basic Education’s overall outcomes remained unchanged from the prior year with all entities achieving unqualified audit outcomes with findings. The outcomes can be improved by:
• Implementing monthly disciplines of record keeping, reconciling and reviewing transactions to ensure the credibility ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SRSA, SAIDS, Boxing SA on their 2015/16 Annual Reports with Auditor-General input; Committee Report on SRSA 1 Quarter
11 Oct 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor General’s (AG’s) on the financial statements and performance information of the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA), Boxing South Africa (BSA) and the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS), which also made presentations on their annual reports and financial statements.
SRSA had received ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: finalisation; Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries 2015/16 Annual Report: DPME briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) should partly shoulder the responsibility for the slow growth and job losses in the agriculture sector, because it had not been successfully paying attention to investment constraints in the sector. The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) reported this when it ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Grain Imports; GrainSA and SA Poultry Association tariff application outcomes: ITAC briefing
16 Sep 2016
The International Trade Administration Commission briefed the Portfolio Committee on import tariffs of wheat, maize, sugar and poultry. The tariff regime for grains was called the Variable Tariff Formulae. On 24 May 2016, wheat incurred an upward trigger and would now cost 159.14c/kg from 122.43c/kg. The tariff on sugar, however, ...