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Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill [B15B-2013]: consideration of constitutionality reservations by the President
25 Feb 2015
The Chairperson noted the rescue of 468 miners at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine and said that the Committee would have to closely follow the consequent investigation so that it could ensure health and safety is prioritised throughout the industry.
The Committee considered the reservations of the President on the Minerals ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Agrèment South Africa Bill: Departmental briefing, with Minister and Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Public Works made a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on the Agrèment South Africa Bill 2015, and provided answers to questions posed by the relatively few Members in attendance.
The Minister introduced the presentation by outlining the Department’s five key priorities for the year. These were:
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014]: deliberations
18 Feb 2015
The Committee firstly discussed a request from the Traditional and Natural Health Alliance (TNHA) to make another presentation on the Medicines and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill, since it had been apparent from the last presentation that this body had not understood the nature of the public hearings and had been ...
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill: Further responses by Department of Health
26 Nov 2014
The Committee met briefly to continue to hear the responses of the Department of Health (the Department) on the submissions made by different stakeholders during the public hearings on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill.
The Department did not support the proposal that the Chairperson of the Board should ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Transfer Pricing and Corporate Tax: briefing by National Treasury & South African Revenue Services
19 Nov 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources held a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Finance to receive a briefing by the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Services (SARS) on transfer pricing and corporate tax.
The National Treasury said that South Africa ran a twin deficit and ...
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill: Response by Department of Health to submissions made during public hearings
19 Nov 2014
The Committee met to hear the comments of the Department of Health (DoH) on the public hearings on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill that took place recently.
The Amendment Bill addressed which types of medicines, in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) and medical devices were regulated, and where these products ...
Health
Mr and Mrs Lowe on organ donation in South Africa
12 Nov 2014
The Committee met to hear a briefing by the parents of Jenna Lowe, who has been diagnosed with a rare disease called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) and is currently awaiting a bilateral lung transplant, on creating awareness for organ donation in South Africa.
Mr Stuart Lowe and Mrs Gabi Lowe ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board & Agrément SA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
11 Nov 2014
The Construction Industry Development Board and Agrément South Africa presented their 2013/14 Annual Reports to the Portfolio Committee. The Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) achieved an unqualified audit report, with emphasis of matter, which called for the restatement of figures of the previous financial year to correspond with figures of ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Pamodzi / Aurora liquidation: Joint Provisional Liquidators briefing
5 Nov 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources said it wanted to see justice done in the matter of Aurora liquidation so that workers can receive their compensation. The Committee was of the firm view that this liquidation matter must be settled and justice served.
The Committee received two reports from Mr ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment (CBE) on its 2013/14 Annual Report
4 Nov 2014
The Council for the Built Environment presented the highlights of its 2013/14 Annual Report. The CBE has received an unqualified audit from the Auditor-General continually since 2011/12. In 2013/14, 86% of the APP targets were achieved. Since 2011, the percentage of targets achieved has risen by approximately 10% every financial ...