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Denel on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Public Enterprise Budget Review and Recommendations Report
28 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Denel Group was seen as a success story by moving from a state of decline to an entity that had achieved far above the set targets, increased sales by 28%, and increased its profit by R270 million during the year under review. ...
Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises committee oversight reports; Committee strategic plan
21 Oct 2015
Documents handed out:
Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on oversight visit to Eskom Megawatt Park on 24 July 2015, dated 21 October 2015
Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on oversight visit to Transnet National Control Centre, dated 21 October 2015
Draft Report of Portfolio ...
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State-owned companies corporate governance challenges: progress report; Department of Public Enterprises 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
9 Sep 2015
The Minister of Public Enterprises told the Committee that the concept of government ownership, and the government conducting itself as a shareholder in essential sectors, was emerging as an important vehicle by which the state could achieve its strategic economic objectives. The success of such an approach required a specific ...
Public Enterprises
State-Owned Companies contribution to Industrial Develpment: briefing by Department of Trade & Industry
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said the National Development Plan (NDP) identified the risk to sustainable, inclusive growth if the country did not purposively diversify its economy. Government’s 9-Point Plan is a response to the current global and domestic challenges. The Plan identifies the role of State Owned ...
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Transnet on Africa Strategy
12 Aug 2015
Transnet briefed the Committee on its Africa Strategy. The presentation looked at a SWOT analysis, the risks for Transnet entry into the rest of Africa, a market analysis of container traffic in the African market, the challenges facing ports in Africa, the rail market sector and locomotive and wagon building ...
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Road to Rail Strategy: Transnet progress report
17 Jun 2015
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on the progress made in the implementation of the road-to-rail strategy to date. It said that when the Market Demand Strategy (MDS) had been launched in 2012 -- with an emphasis on massive capital investments and moving additional tonnage ...
Public Enterprises
South African Forestry Company Limited Diversification Strategy and Land Claims briefings
27 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) on its diversification strategy. SAFCOL highlighted that the key strategic priorities were land claims, employment rates, education and skills level in the forestry sector, competitor advancement in upgrading the technology in their operations, climate change and legislation ...
Public Enterprises
Best Corporate Governance Practices: Institute of Directors of Southern Africa capacity building session
20 May 2015
The Institute of Directors of Southern Africa (IoDSA) facilitated a capacity building session with the Committee focusing on corporate governance practices and Board effectiveness in the public sector. The briefing identified critical points around issues of shareholder expectations, value-adding by means of good governance, understanding the strategy, risk, performance and ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom feedback on the challenges facing it
22 Apr 2015
In a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees on Public Enterprises and on Energy, the Eskom Board with support of the Eskom executive, provided feedback on progress made with the challenges facing it.
Questions and concerns raised by Members included:
- Governance instability which included the suspension of the four ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises response to Committee questions; Auditor-General on DPE 2015 plans
15 Apr 2015
Auditor-General South Africa said no significant findings were identified in the review of the DPE Annual Performance Plan for the 2015/16 financial year. Some of the questions raised by Members were: Was AGSA mandated to act on issues around non-performance? How was it possible that the DPE received a clean ...