Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
NWGA on availability of animal vaccines in country, capacity building of local sheep shearers & development programme for small-scale wool farmers
24 Feb 2015
The National Wool Growers Association (NWGA) said wool sheep farming was a lucrative opportunity for rural development in Eastern Cape. Wool was the biggest commodity in South Africa, as it had a turnover of about R50 billion at the consumer level and a 60:40 ratio between formal and informal production ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
PC Sports and Recreation: Matters arising from previous meetings
17 Feb 2015
The Committee met to consider minutes and matters arising from the same minutes. The discussion at one point centred on the Minister of Sports and Recreation absence from meetings when Sports and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) was accounting before the committee. The Chairperson reminded the Committee that the decision to ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Transformation in Sport: Departmental briefing
11 Nov 2014
The Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) said that among the transversal issues affecting the whole National Sports and Recreation Plan (NSRP) was the issue of transformation in sport. Following the plan, the Transformation Charter, as well as its scorecard, had then been infused into the plan and adopted as ...
Basic Education
Ministerial Committee Report on National Senior Certificate with Deputy Minister
11 Nov 2014
The Department of Basic Education gave a briefing on the Ministerial Committee Report on National Senior Certificate Examinations. There were legitimate concerns about the quality of passes, the value of mathematics and mathematical literacy, the language of learning and teaching and English as the designated language of instruction. A task ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department, AgriBEE Charter Council & Forestry Charter Council on their action plans and implementation of Transformation Charters; Land Bank on AgriBEE Fund & Mafisa and Retail Emerging Markets Programme
4 Nov 2014
The AgriBEE Charter Council briefed the Committee on its strategic plan and budget for three years 2015/16 to 2017/18. The Council was established as an advisory body to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Its main purpose was to advise the Minister and the sector on all issues relating ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Livestock diseases, OIE report, update on proposed legislation: Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries briefing, in presence of Deputy Minister
28 Oct 2014
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), in the presence of the Deputy Minister, presented a report on livestock diseases of economic importance. South Africa had, following numerous complaints from the Red Meat Industry Forum (RMIF), invited the World Health Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to evaluate the performance ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
German Sports Committee delegation on youth development & areas of cooperation
23 Oct 2014
The Committee on Sport and Recreation met with the delegation of the Committee for Sports of the German Bundestag to discuss sports and youth development projects and areas of cooperation. After a brief introduction, both committees promptly decided to get straight into discussion due to the limited time available, and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ARC, OBP & South African Veterinary Council on their 2013/14 Annual Reports; Marine Living Resources Fund: follow-up questions
17 Oct 2014
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) clarified issues arising from the annual report of the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF). These included the future of the SAS Afrikaner research vessel, which remained out of commission, the approach to dealing with poachers, irregular tenders and weaknesses in supply chain ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department, Ncera Farms (Pty) Ltd, Marine Living Resources Fund, National Agricultural Marketing Council & Perishable Export Control Board on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The Committee was briefed by its support officials on the overview of the annual report of agriculture, forestry and fisheries for the 2013/14 financial year. The Department had a total of 37 targets and achieved on 25 of these. Various reasons were given for over performance or non-performance, including the ...
Basic Education
Umalusi on its 2013/14 Annual Report
15 Oct 2014
Umalusi presented its 2013/14 Annual Report and noted that Umalusi was an independent entity with a statutory mandate around certification and monitoring of education qualifications. Its mandate of developing and maintaining frameworks of qualifications was carried out in collaboration with the South African Qualifications Authority, the Quality Council for Trade ...