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Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff International challenges
31 Jan 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration held a joint briefing on the Steinhoff crisis together with National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Financial Services Board (FSB), the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration policy; SABC appointments; ICASA Chair conviction: Minister briefing
23 Jan 2018
The Minister updated the Committee on the status of Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM), as well as the appointment of the Chief Executive for the SABC. She dealt briefly with the appointment of the chairperson of the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA), informing Members that he had indeed been ...
Public Service and Administration
Government employee housing; Pension payout fast tracking; Distressed mining towns: DPME report; Labour court orders non-implementation by departments: PSC report
29 Nov 2017
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the non-implementation of arbitration and labour-related court orders by government departments, and said it held the view that this had negative implications for labour relations in the work place and caused distress and bankruptcy for affected employees. The Commission’s study showed ...
Public Service and Administration
Presidential Hotline Report; Budget cuts impact; Public sector salary negotiations
22 Nov 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the operation, successes and challenges faced by the Presidential Hotline. The Hotline was part of the government’s monitoring tools, and allowed it to feed citizen-collected data into the policy system, to change programmes and monitor the quality of ...
Public Service and Administration
Department response to Mpumalanga oversight recommendations; Limpopo and Mpumalanga progress on oversight recommendations
15 Nov 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on the progress made on the signing of performance agreements by Heads of Departments (HoDs) in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, and on the 30-day payment of suppliers.
The DPME reported it had achieved a ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Brand South Africa Quarter 1 performance: with Minister; Films and Publications Amendment Bill; Communications BRRR
14 Nov 2017
2017 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Brand South Africa briefed the Committee on its 2017/18 Quarter 1 performance. The overall achievement was high, as 92% of targets were reached. Brand SA spoke about international and domestic projects undertaken to improve the country’s brand, but emphasised that every South ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, NYDA, Stats SA & DPSA Quarter 2 performance; with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2017
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) briefed the Committee on its performance and financial information for the second quarter of the 2017/2018 financial year. The Agency’s achieved 65% of its year to date targets, which equated to 14 of 21 targets being achieved under the second quarter. NYDA spent 95% ...
Public Service and Administration
NSG, CPSI Quarter 2 performance, with Minister
1 Nov 2017
The National School of Governance (NSG) said it played a strategic role in building the capacity of public servants to deliver effective services. It continued to roll out training in the four streams of leadership, management, administration and induction. It was also active in the international sphere, where it supported ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Print + Broadcasting sector status reports by Association of Independent Publishers + ICT Union; ICASA Council recommendations
31 Oct 2017
The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) briefed the Committee on the difficulties that community media face. It claimed that the organisation represented over 250 publications, and reached over 26 million people across South Africa. Community print media was independently owned by members of the community, whereas local media was owned ...
Public Service and Administration
Minister on HoD performance agreements/evaluations & retention/time served; Political Administrative Interface; PSC Amendment Bill; Chairperson election
25 Oct 2017
Minister Faith Muthambi said the average time spent by HoDs in their positions was a performance indicator for the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).
The Acting Director General of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) discussed the statistics for the average time spent by Heads of Department in ...