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Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
17 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development to discuss the Cooperatives Amendment Act, N0 6 of 2013, the Budgetary Report and Recommendation Report (BRRR) and the report on their study tour to Spain. Both reports were adopted at the close of the day.
The first discussions ...
Public Service and Administration
Department of Public Service and Administration, DPME, Stats SA BRRR
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee met to adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRRs) for the Department of Public Service and Administration and its entities, namely, Public Service Commission, National School of Government, Centre for Public Service Innovation, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Food Control Agency; Food & Nutrition Security Implementation Plan; Listeriosis; Poultry Industry; Agricultural Productivity
16 Oct 2018
The Committee was given an update by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on the recent listeriosis outbreak in the country, and the steps that had been introduced to provide the oversight, monitoring and evaluation required to manage any outbreaks in the future. The Department also reported on ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review of Constitution: public hearings day 2
5 Sep 2018
VIDEO: Constitutional Review Committee: Oral Presentations 5 September 2018
The meeting was the second phase of facilitating public consultation on the proposed amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to clearly provide for expropriation without compensation. The first phase had already been conducted by the Committee in the various South ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review of Constitution: public hearings day 1
4 Sep 2018
Video: Constitutional Review Committee: Oral Presentations 4 September 2018
The Committee heard oral submissions from Agribusiness South Africa (AgBiz), Grain South Africa (GSA), Professor Elmien du Plessis and the Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD) in the morning session.
Members asked Agribusiness South Africa (AgBiz) what was meant by ‘just compensation’ ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill: comments by Department on Private Member Bill
29 Aug 2018
The Committee was briefed on the Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill. A Committee Member from the DA proposed that an item be added to the agenda of the meeting. This item referred to a written question which he had put to the Minister of Small Business Development a couple of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Election of Chairperson; Public Protector response to MP request for her removal from office (postponed)
29 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee met to discuss the responses by the Public Protector, after the request by Mr J Steenhuisen (DA) to expedite procedures to remove the Public Protector from office
At the outset, the Committee was alerted by the Committee Secretary that as from the today Mr MMotshekga had been ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Planting season readiness 2018/19: Provincial Departments of Agriculture; with Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries welcomed officials from the Department of Rural, Environment and Agriculture Development (READ), the Department on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), all of which briefed the Committee on the state of readiness ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Reports on suspension of magistrates & withholding of remuneration
28 Aug 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt reports on the suspensions and withholding of remuneration of magistrates in terms of the Magistrates Act.
The reports affected the following magistrates: Mr M J Kgomo, Ms M L Malahlela, Mr I W M Morake, Mr M D Hinxa, Ms L B Freeman, ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review: progress update & selection of oral submission participants
22 Aug 2018
Constitutional Review Committee Meets to Finalise Participants for Oral Submissions
The Joint Constitutional Review Committee met to discuss a preliminary report on the written submissions and a preliminary report on the public hearings that took place all over the country.
Prior to this, the Committee discussed the media reports that ...