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Public Enterprises
Mango Airline business rescue process: DPE & SAA briefing, with Deputy Minister
14 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Department of Public Enterprises and the board of South Africa Airways on the status of the business rescue of Mango Airlines.
The Department explained that Mango had been placed ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet 2021/22 Annual Report; with Minister
7 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Transnet delegation presented on the following aspects of the Transnet 2021/22 Annual Report:
• Broad overview of the business’s operating context during and after Covid
• Performance of key divisions of the business
• Environmental, Social and Governmental (ESG) outcomes achieved by the ...
Public Enterprises
Financial and governance challenges facing Denel; Developments at Eskom; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises convened on a virtual platform for a joint meeting with the Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication, and the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy to receive an update on the financial and governance challenges faced by Denel, and an update ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor 2020/21 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2022
The interim board of Alexkor briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the ailing mining company's situation, based on the annual report and financial statements which predated the tenure of this board.
The presentation highlighted three areas of importance for the entity -- governance, ensuring that mining was ...
Public Enterprises
Challenges facing rail infrastructure and road to rail strategy: DoT briefing
8 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Transport and its two rail transport entities, Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), on challenges facing rail infrastructure and the road-to-rail freight migration strategy. The Committees' view was that the process of building ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
The Science, Technology and Innovation Decadal Plan, resources for STI and coordination of the public STI budget
3 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation had a joint meeting with several other parliamentary committees to receive a briefing from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) White Paper and the Department’s 10-year, or decadal, plan. ...
Public Enterprises
DALRRD on unresolved land claim issues affecting Safcol and Alexkor; with Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on the status of the Richtersveld land claim, and the South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) and Alexkor land claims reports.
The Chairperson ...
Public Enterprises
Policy impediments that prohibit SOEs from advancing their developmental mandate: National Treasury & dtic briefing
25 May 2022
National Treasury briefed the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting on its responses to State-Owned Companies' (SOCs') procurement legislative challenges, taking the Committee through the challenges and indicating the proposals put forward to deal with some of them.
Some of these challenges included the requirement of National Treasury to ...
Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Budget: Committee Report
18 May 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to go through and consider the draft Budget Vote report of the Department of Public Enterprises. The report included the mandate of the Department and its relationship with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and companies, the 2022/2023 budget, policy priorities and Committee ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2022/23; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Committees were convened in a joint virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Public Enterprises on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2022/23.
Before the presentation, the Chairperson reminded Members of the context in which they found themselves. The state-owned companies (SOCs) were ...