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Eskom 2016/17 Annual Report
18 Apr 2018
The Eskom management team finally presented the Eskom 2016/17 Annual Report. Among matters discussed was the qualified audit that the company received. Management assured the Committee that remedial actions were being taken to ensure a clean audit is achieved in future.
Eskom as a going concern was raised ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
FPB & MDDA Quarter 2 performance; ICASA Council Chair: briefing; Former Minister of Communications State Capture allegations; with Deputy Minister
27 Mar 2018
The Committee received briefings from the Film and Publications Board (FPB); and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) on their 2017/18 Quarter 2 expenditure and performance reports and discussed the matter of the Chairperson of the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa as well as allegations ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC & ICASA Quarter 2 performance; ICASA Council Chairperson legal opinion, with Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing from South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on their second quarter expenditure and performance reports.
The SABC said it remained cash constrained as it awaited formal feedback on its application for a government guarantee. The underperformance of ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet 2016/17 Annual Report
14 Mar 2018
The Board of Transnet presented the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2016/17 Financial Year. The presentation was delayed by six months due to scheduling difficulties, partially relating the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises being engaged with the inquiry into state-owned enterprises since July 2017. It was ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom inquiry: Malusi Gigaba
13 Mar 2018
Relevant Video: Eskom inquiry: Minister Malusi Gigaba [SABC Digital News]
The Committee heard evidence from the Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba. He was called to provide evidence related to his tenure as Minister of Public Enterprises.
Minister Gigaba statement included governance and executive appointments at Eskom, testimony ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Ben Ngubane
7 Mar 2018
The Committee heard evidence from Former Eskom Board Chairperson Dr Baldwin Sipho “Ben” Ngubane.
The Committee questioned Dr Ngubane on the pre-purchase of coal from Optimum Coal Mine (OCM); former CEO Brian Molefe’s resignation; the suspension of the four executives; his relationship with the Gupta family; and corporate governance during ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
GCIS on social grants & water crisis public awareness; 30 per cent ad spend; SABC / MDDA Board appointment procedure; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the new Minister and Deputy Minister as well as the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) to discuss a variety of issues. This included: GCIS audience segmentation model in relation to the public awareness plans on the distribution of social grants and national water crisis and ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Abram Masango
28 Feb 2018
The Committee was supposed to hear evidence from former SAA Board Chairperson, Ms Dudu Myeni. However, she informed the Committee Secretary via SMS that she was waiting to be guided by her lawyer on how to respond to the invitation by Parliament, look at the legalities of coming to the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Minister on SABC Memorandum of Incorporation & Shareholder Compact; Implementation of Committee recommendations
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Communications updated the Committee on the progress made by the Department on the Shareholders’ Compact and the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The Department also briefed Members on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2017 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Exxaro
14 Feb 2018
The Committee heard evidence from the Exxaro CEO about its relationship with Eskom; cost plus mines versus commercial mines; and prejudice to Exxaro cost plus mines by Eskom.
The Exxaro CEO categorically denied Eskom making prepayments to any mines, and certainly not cost plus mines as had been stated by ...