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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Small-Scale Fisheries Policy; DAFF Quarter 3 performance; Land Bank Board candidates: with Deputy Minister
5 Jun 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries admitted it has misused R60m for what it was not intended for.
The R60m in question was money given to the Department from National Treasury for the monitoring and evaluation of Comprehensible Agricultural Support Programme projects. The Department revealed, recently, to the Portfolio ...
Health
Health facilities inspection findings: Office of Health Standards Compliance 2016/17 report
5 Jun 2018
The Portfolio Committee met to discuss the annual inspection report of the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), which described some of the challenges faced by health establishments (HEs) in the provinces, municipalities and districts across the country.
The presentation focused on the aims of the annual inspection report, the ...
Health
National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill: adoption
30 May 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt the National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill. The Bill was discussed clause-by-clause, and amendments were made, where necessary.
Clauses were amended replace “Minister of Health” was replaced with “Cabinet member responsible for health”. Several changes related to ensuring the composition and integrity ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: finalisation; Oversight Report
29 May 2018
After going through the proposed amendments, the Committee approved the National Forest Amendment Bill.
The Committee also adopted its own version of the report on a joint oversight visit to the North West Province with the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency earlier in 2018.
Health
National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill: Portfolio Committee amendments
23 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee addressed amendments to the National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill. The first matter was the request of the Portfolio Committee to incorporate environmental health in the Bill, but the concern was that there would be overlap with the Office of the Health Standards Compliance (OHSC).
Parliamentary ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: deliberations; DAFF response to BRRR recommendations; with Minister
22 May 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Portfolio Committee discussed the National Forest Amendment Bill [B11-2016]. The Committee agreed to all clauses that were presented. However, it frowned at the failure of the Department to present an appropriate Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) in response to ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Forestry worker abuse: DAFF & Forest Sector Charter Council response; National Forests Amendment Bill: deliberations
15 May 2018
The Committee heard briefings from both the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Forestry Sector Charter Council (FSCC) on serious concerns raised by communities, resident and working, in forest areas during public hearings on the proposed amendment of the National Forest Amendment Bill. Concerns raised included allegations ...
Health
Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill [B34-2017]: Bill rejected
9 May 2018
The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill, tabled by Ms C Dudley (ACDP) as a Private Member’s Bill, was considered and rejected by the Committee. The Committee was unanimous in the view that the Bill was fatally flawed, not practical and would place huge financial burden on the Department ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Comprehensive Producer Support draft policy: DAFF briefing; DAFF Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries did not entertain the presentation from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Draft Policy on Comprehensive Producer Support.
The Committee raised a number of concerns. It voiced disappointment with the policy document because the Department did not consult the ...
Health
Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill: briefing; National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill
2 May 2018
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Health met to deliberate on the National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill, and to receive the response from the National Department of Health (NDoH) on the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill.
Amendments were proposed to a few clauses of ...