Small Business Development
Forensic Report delay; SANACO & NCASA Reports; National Cooperatives Summit; with Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Committee expected a briefing from Auditor-General South Africa on the Forensic Investigation Report. AGSA reported that the management report listing AGSA findings had been compiled and issued to the Department accounting officer on 22 February 2019. AGSA held discussions with the accounting officer and the Minister on 28 February ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill: finalisation; with Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Deputy Minister briefed the Committee on outstanding matters of gender representation, the nature of the court and the referral to the Magistrates’ Court. Further consultations had taken place with National House of Traditional Leaders and Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). He spoke to the amendment to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Bosasa contracts with Correctional Services, with Minister & Deputy
27 Feb 2019
Correctional Services contracts with Bosasa had totalled an astounding R7.1 billion. The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services said he would focus on the Bosasa contracts. If the Committee was interested in the prosecutorial actions taken, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and South African Police Service ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Report on request for Public Protector's removal from office
26 Feb 2019
Public Protector removal from office request
Public Protector: Tabling of Rules; Policy on Appointment of Special Advisor
Request by MP to remove Public Protector from office; Public Protector on special advisor appointment
Fitness of Public Protector to hold office
Public Protector removal proceedings request; Office of Chief Justice ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill: Committee Report
20 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met to consider the report on the motion of Undesirability of the Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill; and to consider and adopt minutes. There was a minority report by the Democratic Alliance which had to form part of the report on the bill. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector removal from office request
5 Dec 2018
The Committee considered whether it should expedite procedures to remove the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, from office. Members were presented with her response to the formal complaint submitted by the Democratic Alliance Chief Whip in reference to the Absa Bank lifeboat court judgement. The DA felt that the Public Protector ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill reports; ICCED Model for Cooperatives and Community Economic Development: deliberations
5 Dec 2018
The Committee had to deal with issues arising from its report on the Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill, which had rejected the bill. Most of the discussion was about the inadequacy of the Committee’s report, based on the lack of relevant content to substantiate the reason for the proposal and ...
Small Business Development
Committee minutes
28 Nov 2018
The Committee considered and adopted outstanding Committee Minutes from 6 September 2017 to 21 November 2018.
Transport
Department of Transport Quarter 1 & 2 Performance; Committee Report on RABS Bill
20 Nov 2018
The Committee considered and adopted its Committee Report on the Road Accident Benefit Scheme. However, there was a moment of critical and heated debate between the Chairperson and the opposition due to disagreements about what should be included in the Committee Report as the minority views. The matter was put ...
Small Business Development
Cooperatives and Community Economic Development: ICCED model
7 Nov 2018
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, Ms Ruth Bhengu, briefed the Committee on the Cooperatives Based Community Economic Development Model. The Committee also received briefings from ICCED on the Model and its implementation plan. An advisor to the Gauteng Premier gave a briefing on the prospects ...