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Small Business Development
Small Business Development on its 2014 Strategic Plan, in presence of Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Oct 2014
The Department of Small Business Development outlined the state of Small Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) and cooperatives in South Africa under the mandate of Department of Trade and Industry which was characterized by a fragmented approach, misalignment with government resolutions and decisions on economic transformation, lack of specialised and focused support ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department, Ncera Farms (Pty) Ltd, Marine Living Resources Fund, National Agricultural Marketing Council & Perishable Export Control Board on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The Committee was briefed by its support officials on the overview of the annual report of agriculture, forestry and fisheries for the 2013/14 financial year. The Department had a total of 37 targets and achieved on 25 of these. Various reasons were given for over performance or non-performance, including the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Audit Outcomes on Defence Portfolio: AGSA briefing; Third Term Committee Programme
14 Oct 2014
The Committee met to discuss and adopt the Committee's third term programme, and was briefed by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on audit outcomes of the Department of Defence and Military Veterans for the 2013/2014 financial year.
The Chairperson and the Committee went through the detailed programme, with ...
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 ...
Small Business Development
Support to SMMEs and cooperatives: South African National Apex Tertiary Co-operative briefing
27 Aug 2014
The South African National Apex Tertiary Co-operative (SANACO) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development to bring it up to date on what it stands for, the work it is doing, its challenges and successes.
In her introductory remarks, the Chairperson said the main purpose of the session ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Office of Auditor-General briefing on the use of Annual Reports and Quarterly Performance Reports as an oversight tool; Nomination of candidates to serve on National Agricultural Marketing Council
26 Aug 2014
The AGSA briefed the Committee on the roles of AGSA as directed by the Constitution and the Public Audit Act in order to empower and build capacity of Members for oversight duties. The role and importance of oversight were highlighted in the course of the presentation, as well as the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Committee Report on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2014 Budget
11 Jul 2014
Prior to this meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had a meeting in June with the Minister, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) as well as other entities which play significant roles in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. During these meetings, the Annual ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Committee Report on Defence and Military Veterans 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Committee met to vote on the Budget vote 22 for the Department of Defence and Military Veterans.
At the outset, a Member said that one of the recommendations was incoherent, in that it said that the Department of Defence was under-funded, but that the Committee supported the budget. If ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Deputy Minister & Department of Military Veterans on its 2014 Strategic Plan
3 Jul 2014
The Deputy Minister of Defence was asked to explain recent media reports involving contempt of court, and explained that this had arisen from an action brought by the Military Skills Development System recruits, who attempted to gain permanent employment when advising that their contracts would not be reviewed. A judgment, ...
Public Service and Administration
Departments of Public Service and Administration (in presence of Minister), Performance Monitoring & Evaluation, National Youth Development Agency: Strategic and Annual Performance plans 2014
2 Jul 2014
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) presented its strategic and annual performance plans for 2014/15, in the presence of its Minister, Mr Collins Chabane. The five strategic goals for 2013/15 were highlighted. The Department’s adjusted budget was R892 731 million. In the previous financial year, 97.51% of budget was ...