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Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development & SEDA & SEFA 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
25 Apr 2018
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development on its 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans and budget.
In order to be more effectively geared for roles it must play going forward to lead the construction of a vibrant and agile small business ecosystem, the Department ...
Health
Committee DOH Budget Report
25 Apr 2018
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Health were concerned at the inconsistencies between the Committee’s Budget Report and the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) annual performance plan (APP) on the implementation and objectives of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. They cautioned against changing the meaning of the DOH presentation and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Land Bank support to developing farmers; SA Veterinary Council Annual Report & APP; Fetsa Tlala: DAFF & Mpumalanga progress report; with Deputy Minister
24 Apr 2018
The Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs continues to decrease poverty rates especially in the most prioritised rural municipalities.
It reported this when it appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on progress in the implementation of Fetsa Tlala targets and budget expenditure ...
Health
Medical Research Council, Office of Health Standards, Council for Medical Schemes & National Health Laboratory Services Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Health met with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC),the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) and the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) for presentations of their annual performance plans (APPs) and budgets for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Medical ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
17 Apr 2018
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) had a bigger role to play within the context of South Africa, especially in the economic space, and its White Paper would explore how it would reposition itself to be able to play a meaningful role and direct the future economic growth of ...
Health
SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) Annual Performance Plan; Health Department APP: analysis
17 Apr 2018
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the Financial Fiscal Commission (FFC) and the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on its analyses of the Annual Performance Plan (APP) and budget of the Department of Health; as well as its performance outcomes. In addition, the South African ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Listeriosis outbreak and recall of certain products by retailers; with Ministers of Trade and Industry & Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry informed the Committees that the Department was the custodian of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008. In November 2017 the Minister of Health had announced that South Africa was experiencing a Listeriosis outbreak caused by bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes. A multi-departmental Task Team was formed ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Bill Subcommittee: regulation of Collecting Societies
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) briefed the Sub-committee of Trade and Industry on matters of copyright in the regulation of collecting societies. The basis for the regulation of collecting societies was well established in the recommendations made in the Copyright Review Commission (CRC) report of 2011, which ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: finalisation; Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill: briefing by Ms C Dudley
27 Mar 2018
Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 [No. 92 of 1996]
The Chairperson presented the National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15-2017] to the Committee. She described it as a very important Bill in the Health sector as it would address and minimise delays in respect of laboratories. She indicated ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
OBP, NAMC, PPECB & ARC 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
22 Mar 2018
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries met the management of Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), the National Agricultural Marking Council (NAMC) and the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) to hear presentations on their annual performance plans and budgets.
OBP listed the ...