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Small Business Development
National Treasury, Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut, Pick n Pay & Small Enterprise Development Agency on their support to SMMEs and co-operatives
10 Sep 2014
The National Treasury and three other entities supporting SMMEs and co-operatives made presentations to the Portfolio Committee about their focus areas, challenges and successes in working closely with small businesses, in order to provide information which could be used in formulating a strategy plan for the Department of Small Business ...
Finance Standing Committee
Land Bank, Pension Fund Adjudicator and Ombudsman for Financial Services on their roles and mandates
9 Sep 2014
The Standing Committee on Finance received briefings from the Land Bank, the Pension Fund Adjudicator and the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Ombud.
Briefing by Land Bank
The Land bank gave a background of the bank and the bank’s performance for the last financial year. It spoke to its contribution ...
Home Affairs
Audit reports as oversight tool: Office of Auditor-General of South Africa briefing
9 Sep 2014
The Auditor General’s (AG) Office briefed the Committee on how better to understand the audit outcomes of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The objective of the briefing was to provide Members with the necessary information and guidance on the role of the AG’s Office, to enable them to execute ...
Home Affairs
Independent Electoral Commission on its roles, mandates and challenges
19 Aug 2014
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on its roles, mandates and challenges. The presentation outlined the legislative mandate of the Commission, and stressed that it was, in terms of section 181 of the Constitution, one of the institutions that strengthened constitutional democracy. Section 190 required it to manage ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing on its role and mandate; Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Draft Tax Administration Amendment Bill & Draft Rates and Monetary Amounts Bill: National Treasury briefing
30 Jul 2014
Role and mandate of the Financial & Fiscal Commission
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) provided the Committee with a detailed briefing on its role and mandate, which required it to produce recommendations on the equitable division of revenue among the three spheres of government. Before tabling a proposal for ...
Economic Development
Small Enterprise Finance Agency on its 2014 Strategic Plan
29 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committees on Economic Development and Small Business Development met jointly, to hear a briefing by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) on its Strategic and Corporate Plan for 2014 to 2018. The Chairperson, in her opening remarks, stressed the importance of SEFA in funding and developing the Small, ...
Finance Standing Committee
Accounting Standards Board & Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors: Briefings on roles and mandates
16 Jul 2014
The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) and Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRB) gave briefings to explain their respective roles and functions, their contribution to the economy and their alignment to the National Development Plan (NDP). The ASB noted that its main mandates were to promote transparency in, and effective financial ...
Finance Standing Committee
National Treasury, SARS & Statistics South Africa 2014 Strategic Plan: briefing, with Minister of Finance in attendance
2 Jul 2014
The Standing Committee on Finance received briefings from the Department of Finance, the South African Revenue Service and Statistics South Africa on their 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans.
The Minister of Finance said the economy was growing at a moderate pace and performing below expectations. The projected growth ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs 2014 budget: Departmental briefing; Budget process, analysis of budget and performance plans: Committee section briefings
1 Jul 2014
The Committee Secretary briefed the Portfolio Committee on the budget process, noting that it included the tabling of strategic plans, the Annual Performance Plan, annual reports and other documents to Parliament, which were referred to the relevant Committee for consideration and reports back to the House with a recommendation to ...
Home Affairs
Election of Committee Chairperson; Committee Programme: discussion
24 Jun 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met for the first time in the Fifth Parliament to elect its Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Mr B Mashile (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the committee.
A Member from the DA requested that the Committee meet ...