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Rules of the National Assembly
National Assembly Rules: Review, continuation of deliberations from Chapter 5
19 Jan 2015
The Sub-committee of the Rules Committee, sitting to do a preliminary investigation and comment into the revision of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules) continued with discussions, from Chapter 5, reviewing both the draft of the Task Team and the proposals of the ANC. It was stressed by the Chairperson ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor progress report & its 2013/14 Annual Report; Medupi Power Station oversight visit: Committee Report
19 Nov 2014
A 51% state owned and 49% community owned diamond mining operation was the result of a land claim by the people of the Richtersveld. Over the ten years of its operation up to September 2012 when the new board took over, the diamond mine was in a poor state, loss-making, ...
Public Enterprises
South African Forest Company Limited on its 2013/14 Annual Report
5 Nov 2014
The South African Forest Company Limited (SAFCOL) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report and Financial Performance 2013/14 with a major focus on the benefits of the entity in facilitating the sustainable economic empowerment of communities and the alleviation of poverty. SAFCOL was in the process of deregistering new subsidiaries, ...
Public Enterprises
Denel on its 2013/14 Annual Report
29 Oct 2014
The Denel Group briefed the Committee on its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 2013/14 Financial Year.
The Acting Chairperson of the Denel Group gave an opening speech to precede the presentation as this meeting was the first opportunity for Denel to meet with the Portfolio Committee on Public ...
Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Budget Review and Recommendations Report
22 Oct 2014
The Committee considered its draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) as Section 77 (3) of the Constitution stipulated that an Act of Parliament must provide for a procedure to amend money bills before Parliament. The Report spoke to the mandate and methodology of the Committee, as well as listed ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises on its 2013/14 Annual Report
15 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE or the Department) on its 2013/14 Annual Report. It was noted that the DPE was the government shareholder representative with oversight responsibility for eight State Owned Companies (SOCs): These were: Eskom, Denel, Safcol, Broadband Infraco, Alexkor, Transnet, ...
Public Enterprises
Audit outcomes of Department of Public Enterprises: AGSA briefing
14 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises met to receive presentations from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the outcome of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) for 2013/14. The AGSA focused on the financial statements of the departments and its entities in order to check whether there were any ...
Ad Hoc Committee - President's Submission in response to Public Protector's Report on Nkandla
Public Protector's Report on Nkandla security upgrades
25 Sep 2014
After adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting, the only matter arising was the legal opinion regarding the Committee’s ability to access the Cabinet Memorandum of 2003. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor indicated that Constitution empowers the Committee to subpoena anyone to come before it to give oral testimony or ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet on its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2013/14
10 Sep 2014
Transnet made its first presentation to the new Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises. The meeting was also attended by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport and the CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (PRASA).
Transnet reported a 12.8% rise in revenue, amounting to R56.6 billion. Earnings ...
Ad Hoc Committee - President's Submission in response to Public Protector's Report on Nkandla
President's Response to Public Protector: Election of Chairperson
9 Sep 2014
Mr S Tshabalala, Committee Section Manager, noted that he was sitting as representative of the Secretary of Parliament to facilitate the appointment of a Chairperson for the Committee, and called for nominations. The ANC nominated Mr Cedric Frolick (ANC), but the opposition parties felt that at this stage the terms ...