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Economic Development
Economic Development Department Quarter 1 & 2 performance; with Minister and Deputy present
13 Nov 2018
The Minister of Economic Development, Mr Ebrahim Patel, met with the Committee to brief it on quarter one and two performance of the Department of Economic Development (EDD) for the 2018/19 financial year. Quarter one covered the period 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018 and the presentation addressed highlights ...
Health
Committee Report on KwaZulu-Natal oversight
31 Oct 2018
The Committee discussed the report on its oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) from August 14 to 17, which listed the health facilities which had been visited, and the successes and challenges encountered at each. The observations and findings covered matters involving human resources, infrastructure, laundry services, high teenage pregnancies in ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Irregularities in CGE Commissioners Term of Office; Advert Approval
31 Oct 2018
The Committee agreed on the programme to be adopted for the selection to fill the vacancies at the Commission for Gender Equality. Members were told that the qualifications for candidates to be nominated included no age, or any other, discrimination. The Chairperson also expressed her wish that a person with ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Election of chairperson
24 Oct 2018
The Committee elected Ms C Ncube-Ndaba (ANC) to chair the Committee.
At the next meeting, the Committee intends to consider a draft competency framework, a draft advertisement for vacancies and a draft programme.
The Committee agreed to schedule meetings on Wednesday’s.
Health
Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
24 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
After lengthy deliberation and numerous amendments to its draft BRR report, the Committee adopted the final document. Chief among the issues discussed were the following:
Stronger, more action-oriented and consequent management driven recommendations should henceforth be the rule of thumb when the ...
Health
Department of Health & Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2017/18 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2018
The Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases reported an increase in benefits as 1 April 2018 and a decrease in levies, which had resulted in a significantly lower surplus. The audited financial statements had moved from being a disclaimer opinion to a revenue qualification by the Auditor General ...
Health
Medical Research Council & Council for Medical Schemes 2017/18 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2018
The South African Medical Research Council presented its Annual Report for the 2017/18 financial year. The Council confirmed that its work was guided by the burden of diseases and presented to Members data on the leading causes of death in South Africa as at 2012. The Council ...
Economic Development
IDC 2017/18 Annual Report; Competition Amendment Bill: adoption
16 Oct 2018
The Committee passed the final version (B-list) of the Competition Amendment Bill as well as the Committee Report on the Bill.
The DA objected to both, highlighting that the Bill gave too much powers to the Minister. The party further complained that the process undertaken by the Committee was questionable ...
Health
Office of the Health Standards Compliance, Office of the Health Ombuds, NHLS & SAHPRA 2017/18 Annual reports
11 Oct 2018
The Office of the Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), Office of the Health Ombuds, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) presented their 2017/18 Annual reports.
The OHSC met its target for the year on good cooperate governance by receiving an ...
Health
Health Sector 2017/18 Annual Report analysis by AGSA & FFC
10 Oct 2018
The Finance and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and the Auditor-General (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the Health Sector 2017/18 Annual Report.
The FFC reported that human capital management, infrastructure maintenance, supply chain management, health financing, and governance and leadership are the main challenges affecting the health sector. ...