Dr Younus Cassim Vawda

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Younus Cassim Vawda

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements Committee Report on Joint Oversight Visit of KwaZulu-Natal & Eastern Cape
    6 Nov 2018

    The Committee Researcher and the Committee Content Adviser provided the Committee with insight into section 139(1)(b) interventions  in three municipalities: Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, Great Kei Local Municipality and Uthukela District Municipality. This was done in anticipation of the Committee undertaking an oversight to the three municipalities the following week. ...

  • NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill: final mandates & proposed amendments
    9 Oct 2018

    The final mandates from the provinces on the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill were presented to the Select Committee.

    The Western Cape registered an abstention, saying the only reason it was doing this was because the province did not have a traditional leadership house.

    Committee Members had opposing ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development DPW & Property Management Trading Entity 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister & Deputy Minister
    23 May 2018

    The Department of Public Works and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on their 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in attendance.

    In his preliminary remarks, the Minister pointed out that when the Department of Public Works had concluded its turnaround strategy in ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Department of Labour 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister & Deputy Minister
    22 May 2018

    Minister of Labour said that the Committee had been invited to attend International Labour Organisation (ILO) meetings. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) had been approached by the ILO to participate in meetings but had observed that there seemed to be a gap for members of parliament to participate at ...

  • Finance Standing Committee Carbon Tax Draft Bill: National Treasury briefing
    13 Feb 2018

    The briefing by National Treasury on the draft Carbon Tax Bill consisted of two presentations. The first presentation clarified South Africa’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction system, while the second detailed South Africa’s Draft Carbon Tax Bill, 2017.

    In 2015, Cabinet had approved South Africa’s climate change mitigation system framework. ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Competition Commission + ITAC 2016/17 Annual Report
    28 Nov 2017

    The International Trade Administration Commission presented its Annual Report for 2016/17.

    The core function of the Commission was tariff investigations, trade remedies and import & export control.
    The Committee was provided with an overview of the entity’s key strategic objectives, performance areas and services. Comprehensive detail was provided on tariff ...

  • NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour Companies and Intellectual Property Commission 2016/17 Annual Report
    15 Nov 2017

    Annual Reports 2016/17

    The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for 2016/17.

    During the year under review some of the organisation’s main highlights included: the automation of the name reservation function, being elected to the Corporate Register’s Forum, stabilising its labour environment, collaboration ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Ports Regulator 2016/17 Annual Report; South African Maritime Services Authority: meeting postponed
    14 Nov 2017

    Annual Reports 2016/17

    The Committee did not allow the SA Maritime Services Authority (SAMSA) to go ahead with the briefing. The Committee had previously taken a decision that in principle when entities appeared before the Committee, its Board Chairperson and CEO had to be part of the briefing delegation. SAMSA ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Road Traffic Management Corporation + Rail Safety Regulator 2016/17 Annual Report
    17 Oct 2017

    Annual Reports 2016/17

    In the absence of the Committee Chairperson, Mr M Rayi (ANC, Eastern Cape), being off sick the Committee was expected to elect an Acting Chairperson. However, when nominations were put forward by the majority party ANC and minority party DA the Committee reached a stalemate as on ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Supported Employment Enterprises performance: Department of Labour progress report
    12 Sep 2017

    The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on the Supported Employment Enterprise (SEE) Entity’s performance from 2015 to date as well as performance outlook for 2017/18.

    There were 966 disabled persons employed at factories across seven provinces. There was a gradual improvement in annual performance from 2014/15 to 2016/17. In ...