Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
27 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Portfolio Committee’s Content Advisor provided a summary of the key financial and performance recommendations contained in the 2013/14 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report, and described those that had been brought to the attention of the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Budget Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee considered the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the performance of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for the 2014/15 financial year. Some errors were identified and corrected. The report was adopted after careful consideration and proposals for the correction ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation Budget Review Recommendation Report; CGE report: consideration
20 Oct 2015
BRRR Archive: BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee adopted its minutes for the 13 October 2015 and then deliberated on its proposed oversight visit to the Free State.
It agreed that in the Free State it would be interacting with federations across the board in instead of ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SRSA, SAIDS, Boxing SA on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General; Orlando East residents petition; Committee Reports
13 Oct 2015
Mr Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Sports and Recreation and Mr Gert Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sports and Recreation were present and briefed the Committee on the expectations of the sporting sector in South Africa, and the need for strict oversight of all sports professionals. The Minister then expressed his pride ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2014/5 performance: Auditor-General; DPME and FFC briefing
13 Oct 2015
Hunger and extended periods of malnutrition not only devastate families and communities in the short term, but also leave a legacy with future generations that impairs livelihoods, undermines human development, and economic growth.
This became apparent when the Auditor-General of South Africa, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Financial ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sports Recreation SA on its 1st Quarter performance; Committee Reports on Orlando East Residents Petition; CGE report; Eastern Cape & Gauteng oversight
22 Sep 2015
Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) briefed the Committee on its first quarter performance for the 2015/16 financial year.
Compensation of employees June 2015:
SRSA was still concerned about the higher administration expenditure in that programme compared to its other core programmes. That was a legacy issue and structural ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act (SASREA) Appeal Board: Interviewing of candidates (day 3)
9 Sep 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation met to interviews candidates to fill a vacancy on the Independent Board to hear and decide on Appeals against decisions made in terms of the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act (SASREA), Act No. 2 of 2010 (SASREA Board).
Sport, Arts and Culture
Petition from Orlando East residents; Gender Transformation in South African Football: Commission for Gender Equality hearing report; Committee Oversight Visit Reports
8 Sep 2015
Mr T W Mhlongo briefed the Committee on a Petition from residents of Orlando East, submitted in terms of Rule 312.
The petition highlighted that:
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9-2015]: deliberations & finalisation; Plant Improvement [B8-2015] & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills [B11-2015]: Department response to Legal Advisor concerns
4 Sep 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through each clause on which the Parliamentary Legal Advisers had commented, both for the Plant Improvement Bill and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills.
Comments had been made at the public submissions and the Parliamentary Legal Advisers had also made ...
Basic Education
Annual National Assessment & 2015 Examination Readiness: DBE briefing; Graaff-Reinet petition on quality education provision: MP Lovemore briefing
1 Sep 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE)presented on their readiness for the Annual National Assessment and for the National Senior Certificate examinations. According to their plans, they were on track with preparations and the schools would all have their question papers delivered on time.
They had taken a lot of action ...