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Finance Standing Committee
Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages: public hearings
14 Feb 2017
Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) said that in Tembisa, a township in Johannesburg, it was easy to access sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) where advertising for SSBs was at every corner. It could no longer be ignored what multinationals were doing. Almost all schools had their names written on Coca Cola SA billboards; ...
Finance Standing Committee
Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages: public hearings
31 Jan 2017
The Department of Health told a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Health and Standing Committee Finance that 38 million people die due to non-communicable diseases. 28 million deaths occur in low and middle income countries. 16 million people die before the age of 70. Cardiovascular diseases are the ...
Science and Technology
Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: public hearings day 2
25 Jan 2017
The South African Rooibos Council broadly supported the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill but expressed areas concern. These areas were the possibility of competing jurisdictional responsibility when the Bill was considered in the context of other legislation; the interpretation and effects of certain clauses due ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Smallscale Fishers on their challenges & proposals about policy; ARC Board recommendations
25 Nov 2016
The Committee met to consider and finalise the nomination of persons to serve in the ARC Board. The members agreed that the 22 CVs received should be sent to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), which had the responsibility for selecting members of the board.
Twelve different small ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Committee reports
22 Nov 2016
Documents handed out: Committee Minutes
The Committee met briefly to consider six sets of minutes. All were approved with no changes.
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
South Africa’s Fisheries resources: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries status report, with Deputy Minister present
15 Nov 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Committee on the current status of the country’s marine resources, focusing on a sample of four species -- cape hake, pelagic fish, west coast rock lobster and abalone – and the three core areas of the Department’s involvement, which were ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills [B8 & 11 – 2015]: finalisation
1 Nov 2016
The Committee met briefly to consider and adopt the Plant Improvement Bill and the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill. Both were approved with amendments and no objections.
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Research Council & Perishable Export Control Board on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
20 Oct 2016
The Agricultural Research Council noted that it is aligned to national priorities and policies, including the National Development Plan, New Growth Path and the 2014-2019 Medium Term Strategic Framework of outcomes, as well as noted its contribution to realisation of priorities and outcomes. Six strategic goals were ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry; and Fisheries & Entities audits: AGSA & FFC input
13 Oct 2016
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) briefed the Committee on the performance of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and its entities, to provide it with relevant background information for its meeting with the DAFF scheduled for the following Tuesday. ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor-General input
12 Oct 2016
The Office of the Auditor General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the financial reports and audits for the year of 2015/16 for the Department and its entities.
The portfolio’s overall outcomes have regressed in 2015-16 due to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) moving from an unqualified ...