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Metrorail emergency safety plan: #UniteBehind, PRASA, Metrorail, Railway Safety Regulator & Department of Transport inputs: postponed
6 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to receive briefings from #UniteBehind, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Metrorail, the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) and the Department of Transport on commuter operations and safety.
However, the meeting was first temporarily postponed and later rescheduled due to the non-attendance of ...
Transport
Air Traffic Navigation Services + South African Maritime Safety Authority 2016/17 Annual Report
30 Jan 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to be briefed by the Air Traffic Navigation Service (ATNS) and the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) on their 2016/17 annual reports and financial statements. The two entities also gave reasons for the qualified audit opinions they had received, and explained the ...
Transport
PRASA Interim Board on Annual Report late tabling & State Capture allegations
24 Nov 2017
The PRASA Interim Board and executive management were called to explain why PRASA failed to comply with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) requiring the submission of annual financial statements to the Auditor-General, as well as an Annual Report to Parliament.
PRASA explained that it did submit the financials to ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Appointment of the External Auditor for AGSA; Committee Reports
24 Nov 2017
There was a briefing by the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of AG on the appointment of the External Auditor. The AG was really struggling to get a new external auditor and one of the reasons for that was because the AG is contracted to a lot of private firms. There ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Review of the Public Audit Act: seeking permission to proceed with amendments to Act
16 Nov 2017
The Committee met to approve to a new amendment to the Public Audit Act. The new provision would provide for the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and National Treasury (NT) to annually agree on the amount of audit fees that could be defrayed from Treasury.
In addition, the Committee approved ...
Transport
Minister of Transport on PRASA state capture allegations; SAMSA & ATNS audit challenges
14 Nov 2017
The Minister of Transport was invited to give an implementation update on the 2015 Public Protector “De-railed” Report. Members of the Committee were disappointed that all PRASA board members, including the chairperson were absent at the meeting as the questions asked by the Committee required answers from the ...
Transport
Transport Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
8 Nov 2017
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports 2017
The Committee considered and adopted the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report with minor changes.
Transport
SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL) 2016/17 Annual Report; Transport BRRR
7 Nov 2017
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) briefed the Committee on its 2016/17 Annual Report and Financial Statements. Members allowed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to brief the Committee after a discussion on whether the CEO could account to the Committee on behalf of the Chairperson ...
Transport
Road Accident Fund + RTIA 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
31 Oct 2017
In the presence of the Deputy Minister of Transport, the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) briefed the Committee on its 2016/17 Annual Report and Financial Statements. The RTIA noted that service delivery was a difficult one in the year under review. Municipalities of Tshwane and Johannesburg experienced significant challenges with ...
Transport
National Land Transport Amendment Bill: deliberations; Railway Safety Regulator + Road Traffic Management Corporation 2016/17 Annual Report
24 Oct 2017
The Committee was firstly briefed by the Department of Transport on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill. The main purpose of the National Land Transport Amendment Bill was to modify the Act by inserting and amending certain definitions to keep up to date with developments since the implementation ...