Transport
Railway Safety Regulator and Road Traffic Infringement Agency on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2014/15
11 Nov 2014
Two of the entities falling under the Department of Transport (the Department) briefed the Committee on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2014/15. The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) said that its plan was premised on results and outcome-based management, with emphasis on outcomes and impacts and made explicit provision ...
Small Business Development
Solar energy water heaters: rollout plans and opportunities for small business: Departments of Public Enterprises, Energy, Eskom, SA Bureau of Standards briefings
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) and Eskom briefed the Committee on the plans and progress in relation to the roll out of solar water heaters (SWHs) and how these plans specifically catered for the development of small, medium and ...
Transport
Ports Regulator on its 2014 Strategic Plan
4 Nov 2014
The Ports Regulator briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (APP) 2014/15 with a major focus on the benefits of regulation in the South African port system and economy and port pricing trends. The presentation discussed in brief the Regulator’s key functions and objectives. In the ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Committee considered the second draft of its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR), noting that section 77(3) of the Constitution stipulates that an Act of Parliament must provide for a procedure to amend money bills before Parliament. The Report spoke to the mandate and methodology of the Committee, as ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development on its 2014 Strategic Plan, in presence of Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Oct 2014
The Department of Small Business Development outlined the state of Small Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) and cooperatives in South Africa under the mandate of Department of Trade and Industry which was characterized by a fragmented approach, misalignment with government resolutions and decisions on economic transformation, lack of specialised and focused support ...
Transport
Transport Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2014
The Committee considered its draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). The Report spoke to the mandate and methodology of the Committee, as well as listed the entities that the Committee had interacted with. The Report also spoke to where information contained in it had been accessed from ie the ...
Transport
Road Traffic Infringement Agency, PRASA, RAF & South African Maritime Safety Authority on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
17 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Transport’s public entities on the 2013/14 annual plan and financial statements. The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA’s) commenced with an outline of its vision. The Agency prioritises on penalising guilty offenders through demerit points, rewards good behaviour through reduction ...
Transport
Civil Aviation Authority & Airports Company South Africa on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) spoke about South Africa’s Safety Performance, Accident and Fatality Statistics, Industry Transformation , SACAA Transformation, Revenue Sources, Financial Sustainability , AG Audited Organisational Performance, Audit Trends, Organizational Challenges and Interventions. South Africa’s Safety Performance is operating above the world average. General accident statistics ...
Transport
SANRAL, Railway Safety Regulator; Cross-Border Road Transport Agency, Ports Regulator on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2014
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is the custodian of railway safety in the country with the main functions include issuing and managing safety permits, conducting inspections and audits, investigating railway accidents, developing regulations for safety and issuing notices of non-conformance and, in future, will impose penalties for non-compliance with the ...
Transport
Auditor-General on audit outcomes of the Department of Transport for 2013/14
14 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to hear presentations from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Transport (DoT) and its entities for 2013/14, and from the DoT on its annual report and financial statements for 2013/14.
AGSA explained the factors which it took into ...