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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
27 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Portfolio Committee’s Content Advisor provided a summary of the key financial and performance recommendations contained in the 2013/14 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report, and described those that had been brought to the attention of the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry ...
Tourism
National Department of Tourism & SA Tourism 2014/15 Annual Reports; Auditor-General’s and Departmental briefings, in presence of Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of Tourism attended the meeting. The Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on its findings in the tourism sector, and specifically on the performance of the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and South African Tourism (SAT). In the 2013/2014 financial year, the NDT got a ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF, ARC, OBP, SAVC on their 2014/15 Annual Report ; Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF) and progress report by DAFF on deregistration of Ncera Farms Pty (Ltd)
15 Oct 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and its entities presented their annual expenditure and performance reports for the 2014/15 financial year.
The DAFF briefed the Committee about actions it would take regarding matters raised by the Auditor General (AG) in its audit report. Its presentation centred on quarterly ...
Water and Sanitation
Minister and Department of Water and Sanitation on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Minister of Water and Sanitation was present at the meeting and gave a brief introduction in which it was acknowledged that the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) had underspent, but she said that there were signs of improvement, and that it was important to look at the entire ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2014/5 performance: Auditor-General; DPME and FFC briefing
13 Oct 2015
Hunger and extended periods of malnutrition not only devastate families and communities in the short term, but also leave a legacy with future generations that impairs livelihoods, undermines human development, and economic growth.
This became apparent when the Auditor-General of South Africa, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Financial ...
Tourism
Domestic Tourism: South African Tourism briefing
11 Sep 2015
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) briefed the Committee on its Domestic Tourism Marketing Strategy. The purpose of the briefing was to ensure that all questions pertaining to domestic tourism were dealt with. An executive summary of the Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan of SA Tourism was presented. The Committee ...
Water and Sanitation
Water & sanitation infrastructure audit: Department of Water & Sanitation progress report, with Deputy Minister
9 Sep 2015
The Department of Water and Sanitation presented its report on the 2015 audit of water and sanitation infrastructure. It was acknowledged that a number of issues remained similar to the previous year, but the Department remained committed to tackling these issues and had made significant progress in a number of ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9-2015]: deliberations & finalisation; Plant Improvement [B8-2015] & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills [B11-2015]: Department response to Legal Advisor concerns
4 Sep 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through each clause on which the Parliamentary Legal Advisers had commented, both for the Plant Improvement Bill and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills.
Comments had been made at the public submissions and the Parliamentary Legal Advisers had also made ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Justice and Correctional Services & National Prosecutors Authority: briefing (closed meeting)
2 Sep 2015
PMG was not present at the meeting. It was a closed session.
Water and Sanitation
Prosecution of polluters and vandals of infrastructure: Department of Water & Sanitation & SAPS briefing, with Deputy Minister present
1 Sep 2015
The Committee was briefed on the approach being adopted by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to deal with polluters and vandals of the country’s water infrastructure.
The SAPS had investigated 53 cases of vandalism, and 53 suspects had been arrested and ...