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Public Enterprises
Denel forensic investigations
5 Dec 2018
The Committee was briefed by a Denel delegation on the current status of the entity, and on progress with the forensic investigation into financial irregularities which had resulted in it receiving a cisclaimer audit opnion.
Denel said it was currently relying on government guarantees of about R3.4bn, and this was ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry report: adoption
28 Nov 2018
The Eskom Inquiry Committee Report recommended that the Zondo Commission should summon two former ministers of the Department of Public Enterprises – Mr Malusi Gigaba and Ms Lynne Brown - to appear before it to share insight into the role they played as shareholder representative during the period corruption and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC investigations: SIU progress; SABC cost cutting, with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2018
The new Communications Minister and her Deputy were present for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) briefing on the outcome of 38 SABC matters that the SIU investigated in Phase 1 of the 2017 Proclamation. As a result of the investigations for Phase 1, court ready evidence was gathered and compiled ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises Quarter 1 & 2 performance
14 Nov 2018
Public Enterprises Committee Implores Department to Address Municipal Debt
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises on its Q1 and 2 performance reports. It was revealed that Eskom was owed a whopping R18 billion by municipalities. An SOC Bill is in the offing that will help to ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board on implementation of section 189 of Labour Relations Act
13 Nov 2018
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) met with the Committee to discuss the implementation of section 189 of the Labour Relations Act. The SABC officials reported that the public broadcaster was in financial crisis and could collapse if it was not assisted by March 2019. The Board cited several challenges, ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor 2017/18 Annual Report
7 Nov 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
Alexkor affirmed a slightly positive financial result because of a small accounting (not cash) profit nd it obtained an unqualified audit opinion. However, Alexkor is still beset with difficulties such as managing its operational cash flow challenge. There is the potential of a going concern challenge by ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Election of Chairperson; Communications BRRR; Committee Programme
6 Nov 2018
Available here once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee elected a new chairperson.
Members also considered and adopted (with amendments) the Communications Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR).
During their deliberations, Members suggested that the forensic investigation into the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) ...
Public Enterprises
Repeal of Overvaal Resorts Limited Bill: adoption; Public Enterprises BRRR
31 Oct 2018
The Portfolio committee on Public Enterprises met to adopt the Department’s BRRR and the Repeal of Overvaal Resorts Limited Bill. The BRRR was adopted with amendments.
The amendment was a recommendation to the Minister for Public Enterprises to engage the National Treasury on behalf of the entities under the department ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Sports Broadcasting Regulations: ICASA briefing
23 Oct 2018
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) said it was doing a review of its sports broadcasting regulations because the last time this had been done was in 2010. It had met with a number of sports federations to acquire information to understand the business models of the federation ...
Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Budgetary Review and Recommendations report
17 Oct 2018
Public Enterprise BRRR available once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The meeting which was originally billed as consideration and adoption of the Public Enterprise Draft Budgetary Review Report and Recommendations
(BRRR) was amended to a draft BRRR because it was the first time the Committee was ...