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Committee Report on KwaZulu-Natal oversight
31 Oct 2018
The Committee discussed the report on its oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) from August 14 to 17, which listed the health facilities which had been visited, and the successes and challenges encountered at each. The observations and findings covered matters involving human resources, infrastructure, laundry services, high teenage pregnancies in ...
Science and Technology
Sustainable Development Goals: Science,Technology and Innovation landscape approach
31 Oct 2018
The presentation on the landscape approach to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) provided the Committee with an overview of the contribution of the Department of Science and Technology towards their attainment. Knowledge capabilities and the development of technology and innovation towards each SDG was discussed. Countries were at different stages ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme
Legal perspective on co-application of Parmed Act and Medical Schemes Act: Council for Medical Schemes briefing
24 Oct 2018
Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme Amendment Act, 1996 [No. 8 of 1996] - G 17069
The Sub Committee was established to review and amend the Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme Amendment Act. As part of this process, the sub committee engaged with various role players and today received ...
Health
Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
24 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
After lengthy deliberation and numerous amendments to its draft BRR report, the Committee adopted the final document. Chief among the issues discussed were the following:
Stronger, more action-oriented and consequent management driven recommendations should henceforth be the rule of thumb when the ...
Science and Technology
Draft White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation: DST briefing; BRRR
24 Oct 2018
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DST’s) senior management team discussed the draft White Paper on science, technology and innovation, which was at an advanced stage of amendment and sign-off. The presentation provided feedback on how far the process was with regard to the motivation and context of the draft ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology & NACI 2017/18 Annual Report
17 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology on their Annual Report 2017/18. The Department had received a clean audit. The Committee was updated by the Minister on the new board members in the various entities and expressed confidence in the new appointees. The ...
Health
Medical Research Council & Council for Medical Schemes 2017/18 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2018
The South African Medical Research Council presented its Annual Report for the 2017/18 financial year. The Council confirmed that its work was guided by the burden of diseases and presented to Members data on the leading causes of death in South Africa as at 2012. The Council ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme
Medical aid benefits of MPs, National House of Traditional Leaders on inclusion in medical scheme
10 Oct 2018
The Sub-Committee of the Ad Hoc Committee on the parliamentary and provincial medical aid scheme met to receive two submissions to aid the review and amendment of the Act. As of now, membership to PARMED was compulsory but to a very small group of people. As a result of that ...
Science and Technology
National Research Foundation & SA National Space Agency 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input
10 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor General on the audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and its entities. Annual reports for 2017/2018 were presented by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF). The Auditor General ...
Health
North West Department of Health status report; Committee Reports: Provincial Hospital Services; KZN Oversight; with Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2018
The North West Department of Health said they had managed to achieve 63% of their performance targets, compared to the 60% achievement in the previous financial year. Challenges which had prevented them from achieving more of their targets were the labour unrest and industrial action that had taken place, the ...