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Health Sector overview; Fifth Parliament Legacy Report
28 Aug 2019
The Committee Secretary briefed the Committee on the Legacy Report which is a reflection of the key activities and challenges of the Portfolio Committee on Health during the Fifth Parliament, matters remaining for consideration in the Sixth Parliament and recommendations to strengthen operational and procedural processes to enhance ...
Health
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
4 Jul 2019
Media Statement: Health Committee Hears That NHI Bill ‘is a Must’
The meeting was convened to discuss the National Department of Health’s (NDOH) annual performance plan and budget with the Minister of Health and senior officials of the Department.
The Minister said that activities in the Department were guided ...
Health
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan: Committee Researcher briefing and analysis
3 Jul 2019
At the first Portfolio Committee on Health meeting of the Sixth Parliament, Members were briefed about the National Department of Health’s (NDoH’s) plan and budget for the 2019/20 financial year.
They were given details of the Department’s policy priorities, the overall budgets, and the six programmes which the DoH was ...
Health
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee duly elected Mr S Dhlomo (ANC) to be its Chairperson.
The Chairperson thanked members for his nomination and said the Committee’s oversight function must focus on 3 key issues: maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and under-5 mortality rate.
It was announced that the Committee would meet with ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
CGE board interviews: deliberation and recommendation of candidates for appointment
14 Mar 2019
The Chairperson commended the Members for their hard work and dedication during their term as the Ad Hoc Committee over the previous five years. She also appreciated the sacrifice of their time in conducting the interviews for the filling of vacancies for the Commission of Gender Equality (CGE) till late ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
CGE Interviews: day 1
13 Mar 2019
The Committee interviewed the candidates for the filling of vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality.
The Committee had shortlisted a total of 24 candidates to be interviewed over two consecutive days, 12 candidates on each day; this was the second day of the two.
The candidates were mostly tested ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Interviews; Committee Progress Report on CGE filling of vacancies
12 Mar 2019
The Committee conducted interviews of candidates for Commissioners on the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE).
The Committee had shortlisted 24 candidates on 23 February 2019. Committee Members tested candidates on issues relating to governance, regulation, legislation, policies, ethics, challenges, amalgamation of Chapter 9 Institutions, suggestions for improvement, reduction of violence ...
Health
Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2012/13 & 2013/14 Annual Reports
6 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD) on its 2012/13 and 2013/14 Annual Reports.
The lack of data and inability of the CCOD to produce a complete audited report was due to the mismanagement under the previous Commissioner before Dr. Barry Kistnasamy ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill: consideration
6 Mar 2019
The Committee was taken through the amendments of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Members were overall pleased with the amendments. Members asked for the term of the Chief Executive Officer to be amended in line with what they had previously discussed. The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Shortlisting of candidates
26 Feb 2019
The Committee met with the intention to shortlist suitable candidates for the Commission on Gender Equality as the Committee had been unable to fulfil the task the previous week due to process delays.
The previous week, the Committee had mandated the Chairperson and other Members to report the concerns of ...