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Health
Obesity and non-communicable diseases prevention and control
24 May 2017
The National Department of Health (NDoH) briefed the Committee on its strategic plans to prevent and control obesity and non-communicable diseases. The incidence of NCDs and obesity is rising at an alarming rate. Diseases such as cancer, diabetes, respiratory diseases are co-morbid conditions. NDoH is working towards reducing NCDs and ...
Basic Education
Learner Transport Policy: Departments of Transport & Basic Education progress report, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met with the Departments of Basic Education and Transport to discuss issues relating to the provision of transport for school learners. The meeting was intended to be a joint portfolio committee meeting, but the Portfolio Committee on Transport could not attend the meeting because ...
Small Business Development
Committee Report on Mpumalanga Oversight
17 May 2017
The Committee commended the drafting of the report by the Content Advisor in terms of its details. The report called upon the Director-General to report to the Committee by the end of May on the status of the cooperatives and that this was imperative since the Director-General had declined to ...
Basic Education
SAHRC Report on National Investigative Hearing into Impact of Protest Action on Right to Basic Education; Committee Report on Basic Education Budget, with Minister present
16 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to consider the report of the National Investigative Hearing into the impact of protest-related action on the right to a basic education in South Africa.
The Commission stated that the majority of the problems cited ...
Health
Committee Report on Health Budget
11 May 2017
The Committee’s report on the Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Health, its entities was carefully considered by Members. Many of the issues identified for correction were minor.
The report was adopted with changes but the DA reserved its rights.
Small Business Development
Committee Report on Department of Small Business Development Budget; Red Tape Impact Assessment Bill: consideration
10 May 2017
Document handed out: Committee Report on Department of Small Business Development Budget [available once published Tabled Committee Reports]
The Committee convened to consider its report on the Department of Small Business Development’s (DSBD’s) Budget Vote for 2017/18, and the implications of proceeding with the Red Tape Impact Assessment Bill.
The ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education on its Annual Performance Plan, Deputy Minister present
3 May 2017
The Deputy Minister of Basic Education told the Committee he anticipated that by the end of the current administration, learning and teaching would be information technology (IT) based. The biggest challenge would be connectivity. Giving an overview of his Department’s portfolio, he outlined the infrastructure initiatives, the rationalisation and merger ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development restructuring: AGSA, DPME, FFC, DPSA input
2 May 2017
AGSA laid out the criteria that it will use to carry out the 2016/17 audit of the department. It did not provide any specific audit related information because the audit will commence only in July. Once the audit is completed, the AG will return in September to report on its ...
Small Business Development
Red Tape Impact Assessment Bill consideration of submissions; Alignment of Cooperatives Model with support services briefing
23 Mar 2017
Alignment of Cooperatives Model with support services
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the Committee on the progress made in terms of the remedial action plan presented to the Committee on 7 December 2016 and to report on aligning support services to the model of developing the Abalimi ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Delivery of Health Services: National Department of Health; Auditor-General of SA; Provincial Departments of Health: Free State, North West, and Eastern Cape
22 Mar 2017
The joint meeting was held to consider the effective coordination and alignment of national and provincial spheres of government in the delivery of health services, so as to ensure value for money, efficient planning and resource allocation. The National Department of Health, the Office of the Auditor General, National Treasury, ...