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Arts and Culture
Heritage Foundation forensic report; PanSALB legal standing & way forward; Arts and Culture Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
The Committee proceeded with its discussion and adoption of the Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) before turning its attention to the forensic investigation arising from a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and the Heritage Foundation.
Before the BRRR was adopted, a Member ...
Social Development
Social Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
19 Oct 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Members met to review and adopt its report on observation and recommendations on the performance of the Department of Social Development and its entities. Members made some corrections, added more input to the observations and recommendations. The two main recommendations raised were ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture, Market Theatre & Msunduzi/Ncome Museum on their 2015/16 Annual Report
13 Oct 2016
Msunduzi/ Ncome Museum
The Msunduzi/ Ncome Museum is a Schedule 3A public entity established in terms of the Cultural Institutions Act of 1998. The Museum receives institutional transfers from the Department to finance its operations and address its infrastructural needs. The museum has had very exciting programmes ...
Social Development
South African Social Security Agency on its 2015/16 Annual Report
13 Oct 2016
The South African Social Security Agency briefed the Committee on its annual report for 2015/16.
SASSA received an unqualified audit outcome from AGSA with matters of emphasis as per the audit opinion:
Of the planned target of investigating 70% of fraud, theft, and corruption cases, the Agency investigated 83% of ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture audit: Auditor General briefing, with Minister present; Nelson Mandela Museum status report
11 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with the Auditor General and the Minister to receive feedback on the Department of Arts and Culture’s audit outcomes and its entities. The Committee later met with the Nelson Mandela Museum to discuss the state of affairs at the Museum.
Seven entities received clean audit outcomes, ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development replies to questions on quarter 3 and 4 2015 performance; 1st quarter 2016 performance briefing
21 Sep 2016
The Department of Social Development firstly answered questions outstanding from a previous meeting, relating to spending in the third and fourth quarters of the 2015/16 financial year. It was explained in answer to those questions that R13.8 million was spent on domestic travelling and accommodation for both the Minister and ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Nemisa Annual Performance Plan: briefing
14 Sep 2016
The National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan, with the main thrust devoted to developments surrounding the integration of NEMISA with the Institute for Satellite and Software Applications (ISSA), the E-Skills Institute and the Ikamva National e-Skills Institute.
At the outset, ...
Arts and Culture
Meeting with Swedish Delegation
9 Sep 2016
The Committee met on a cultural exchange programme with the Cultural Affairs Committee from the Parliament of Sweden.
The Committee reported that since 1994 when SA became a constitutional democracy the supreme law of the land had become the Constitution such that both Parliament and the Executive were all subject ...
Social Development
Central Drug Authority on its 2014/15 Annual Report: with Minister
7 Sep 2016
The Central Drug Authority presented its annual report for the period of 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, describing the activities and achievements of the Authority and its key support structures in implementing the National Drug Master Plan 2013-2017.
The Central Drug Authority's mandate was derived ...
Arts and Culture
Social cohesion & nation building; Mvezo Site & Nelson Mandela museum; Infrastructure / Legacy projects; Capital works project challenges: DAC & Public Works
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on the Infrastructure Programme and the state of legacy projects and infrastructure and maintenance projects; on social cohesion and nation building strategies; and on the Mvezo site and its relation to the Nelson Mandela Museum. It was also briefed by the ...