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Legislatures’ Tourism Oversight Forum: State of tourism in Rural Areas
24 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Tourism, 24 JUNE 2020
The Portfolio Committee met with representatives from the provincial Portfolio Committees on Economic Development and Tourism to discuss the state of tourism in the country, as well as the programmes and approaches to tourism development in villages, townships and small towns.
The ...
Tourism
Tourism Business Council SA response to COVID-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy
9 Jun 2020
Audio: Tourism Business Council SA response to COVID-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy
The Tourism Business Council of SA (TBCSA) said the country cannot afford to destroy its tourism sector which contributes 8.6% of GDP. It wants government to lift restrictions on international travel earlier than planned and to present clear plans ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF 2020/21 Strategic Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 May 2020
Audio: Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Video: JM: PC on Environment, Forestry & Fisheries and SC on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) briefed the joint committee on ...
Tourism
SAT Quarter 2 & 3 performance; Reputational risks to tourism industry posed by captive breeding: Expert briefing
17 Mar 2020
SA Tourism briefed the Committee on its Quarter 2 ...
Tourism
Meeting with NHTL to discuss state of tourism in rural areas; Second Term Committee Programme
3 Mar 2020
The Committee engaged with the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) on the state of tourism in rural areas especially in villages. The role of tourism in each village would be assessed. This was all part of the bigger picture of transformation. Transformation was not really taking place in the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Systems Amendment Bill 2019: Eastern Cape & SALGA submissions; with Deputy Minister
26 Feb 2020
The Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) made recommendations about the 2019 Municipal Systems Amendment Bill based on their practical experience of local government.
Eastern Cape COGTA noted the need to address critical skills in rural municipalities; senior ...
Tourism
Coronavirus & implications for tourism sector: Chinese Consul-General briefing; National Registrar of Tourist Guides on compliance with legislation & other programmes
25 Feb 2020
The Committee met jointly with the Portfolio Committee on Health to get a briefing from the Consul- General of the People’s Republic of China on the impact of the Coronavirus and its implications on the tourism sector.
The Consul-General provided lawmakers with a snapshot of the timelines from when the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
First Term Programme
11 Feb 2020
The Committee had its first meeting for the new year to adopt the first term programme. The programme and the amendments proposed during the meeting were adopted.
Members raised concerns over issues of oversight, specifically time constraints, simultaneous oversight resulting in a Committee split, and the restriction on exercising individual ...
Tourism
Launch of the Legislature Tourism Oversight Forum (LOTOFO): engagement with stakeholders
3 Dec 2019
The Committee introduced its Legislature Tourism Oversight Forum (LOTOFO) Concept Document to provincial legislatures, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and to the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) and encouraged discussion around it.
The Committee had identified the need to strengthen relationships with traditional leaders, the local government ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
DCoG on the forensic investigation into the VIP toilets in Northern Cape and Eastern Cape
6 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (Misa) on the ongoing dispute with a contractor over the installation of ventilated improved pit (VIP) toilets and waterborne systems in the Northern and Eastern Cape.
It heard how the contractor had been procured by Misa to assist the Amathole ...