Sport, Arts and Culture
Committee Oversight Report & Oustanding Matters
1 Sep 2015
The scheduled briefing by Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) on its quarterly performance report and expenditure was cancelled as the Department had travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, where the Commonwealth Games 2022 host nation would be announcement.
The Committee therefore deliberated on its oversight draft report to the Eastern ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 4th Quarter 2014/15 & 1st Quarter 2015/16 Performance
17 Aug 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) highlighted that it had recorded the highest growth rate of 72% in the export of wood.
Some key highlights were that the Department has finalised the Integrated Development Finance Framework with the Land Bank and the Department of Rural Development and Land ...
Basic Education
DBE Provincial & District Monitoring & Support; ELRC De-Listing; SACE progress report
17 Aug 2015
The Chief Executive Officer of the South African Council for Educators (SACE) said that an agreement had been reached between SACE and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to work closely with the office of the Director General (DG) on the strategic plan and annual performance plan of SACE. The ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
National Lotteries Commission sport allocation
11 Aug 2015
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) said it regarded the differentiation of grants into small, medium and large grants as a milestone in the Lotteries Amendment Act of 2013, as this would allow small organisations to access funding. Over and above that the Act had also provided for differentiation of processing ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9-2015]: deliberations; Plant Improvement [B8-2015] & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills[11-2015]: Department response to public inputs
11 Aug 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Committee on the Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill and the Department’s responses regarding public hearing comments on the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill.
The Legal Administration Office of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Committee through the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Integration of the Administrative Functions of the Fisheries Management Branch; Fisheries progress report including 2015 Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) & FRAP 2013 forensic report
4 Aug 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Committee on efforts to integrate the Administrative Functions of Fisheries Management into the Department with the intention of eliminating a duplication of functions, as well as improving organizational efficiency and performance.
Although the amalgamation of the branches of Forestry and ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Minister of Police and Minister of Public Works on Nkandla security upgrades
29 Jul 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee dealing with the security upgrades at the President’s Nkandla residence were briefed by the Minister of Police and the Minister of Public Works on the issues which had led to the inflation of costs, shoddy workmanship, flouting of regulations, allegations of corruption, and demands that the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Nkandla private residence security upgrades: Minister of Police briefing
20 Jul 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee on the Police Minister’s report met in Pietermaritzburg to deliberate on the security upgrades at the private residence of the President, and took a briefing from the Minister of Police, Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko. In answer to a question raised by a Member of the DA, the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Deputy Minister on Forestry progress and challenges; Forestry Sector Charter Council update
23 Jun 2015
In his introductory remarks, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stated that transformation in the forest sector is zero. There are those who are willing to push for transformation in this sector and those who are resisting it. He said his Department would through all available means push ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Deputy Minister on Forestry progress and challenges; Forestry Sector Charter Council update
23 Jun 2015
In his introductory remarks, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stated that transformation in the forest sector is zero. There are those who are willing to push for transformation in this sector and those who are resisting it. He said his Department would through all available means push ...