Sport, Arts and Culture
Boxing SA on governance & promoters’ association disputes in Eastern Cape
13 Sep 2016
The Committee received a briefing from Boxing South Africa (BSA) on their governance and financial performance for the 2015/16 financial year, and a progress report regarding the Boxing Promoters’ Association (BPA) disputes in the Eastern Cape.
Highlights of the programmes undertaken in the 2015/16 financial year were the “Boxing is ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills [B8 & 11 – 2015]: further deliberations
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through the rest of the Plant Improvement Bill’s clauses -- Clause 60 onwards -- in order to complete the deliberation and amending processes. The Parliamentary Legal Adviser (PLA) assisted with the reading of the bill, and each revised ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: deliberations
2 Sep 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through the rest of the Plant Improvement Bill’s clauses in order to complete the deliberation and amending processes. The Parliamentary Legal Adviser assisted with the reading of the Plant Improvement Bill, and each revised clause was agreed individually ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SA Football Association 2014/15 & 2015/16 Annual Reports; Banyana Banyana & Under 23 football team at Rio 2016; Gender transformation in Football
30 Aug 2016
South African Football Association (SAFA) had been invited to the meeting to brief the Committee. It was noted that the 2015/16 Annual Report had not yet been signed off so that the results that would be presented summarised the performance in 2014/15.
At the outset, Committee Members questioned the absence ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Hockey SA briefing
23 Aug 2016
SA Hockey presented on the progress in hockey with regard to the targets and challenges that the organisation was facing. It had received a once-off payment of R10 million from the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) in order to assist with the financial difficulties related to the promotion of ...
Basic Education
Committee Report on Basic Education Budget
3 May 2016
The Committee met to consider the draft report on the Basic Education Budget Vote 14 and to adopt draft minutes of Portfolio Committee meetings that took place on 15 March, 5 April, 7 April and 19 April 2016.
The meeting was just over 30 minutes long as some Committee members ...
Basic Education
Minister of Basic Education on matters of concern in the education sector
19 Apr 2016
The Minister of Basic Education and her delegation addressed the Committee on a range of matters affecting the education sector. This included the release of the “Jobs for Cash” report, the licensing of teachers, competency testing for markers of National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations and the call for the return ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Research Council, South African Veterinary Council & National Agricultural Marketing Council on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans, with Minister in attendance
12 Apr 2016
There was not enough appreciation of the role of agriculture and the food sector in the country’s economy and society. The Portfolio Committee heard this when three entities of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were briefed on their annual performance plans.
The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) said ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, MLRF, OBP & PPECB on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan, in presence of Minister
7 Apr 2016
Strategic & Annual Performance Plans:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Marine Living Resources Fund Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Onderstepoort Biological Products Annual Performance Plan 2016/19
Perishable Products Export Control Board Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Perishable Products Export Control Board Strategic Plan 2016/17
The Financial and Fiscal ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Boxing SA, South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport & Department of Sport and Recreation 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
The Committee was briefed on the Strategic and Annual Performance Plans of Boxing SA (BSA) and the SA Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS), and then took a further briefing from the Department of Sports and Recreation (SRSA) on its budget. The Director General of the SRSA spoke extensively in ...