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Public Enterprises
Minister's report on DPE, SOE & Transnet performance and plans
2 May 2018
Only the Department of Public Enterprises and Transnet briefed the Portfolio and Select Committees on their Annual Performance Plans for 2018/19 and not Denel as originally indicated on the Committee agenda.
The Minister said many of DPE's State-Owned Enterprises were involved in state capture and the Department was determined to ...
Public Enterprises
Repeal of Overvaal Resorts Ltd Bill [B36-2017]: briefing
25 Apr 2018
The Overvaal Resorts Limited Act, 1993 (Act No. 127 of 1993), had been enacted to establish Overvaal Resorts Limited as a public company to hold and manage public resorts on behalf of the Government. The name of the company, Overvaal Resorts Limited was later changed to Aventura Ltd. In 2001, ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates
24 Apr 2018
The meeting to consider the negotiating mandates of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill attracted only five of the nine provinces to participate in the voting procedure.
The KZN mandate supported the Bill, but with substantial amendments. Its proposals suggested updated definitions, conveyed ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
North West donation of high value game to private individuals: Committee recommendations
24 Apr 2018
The meeting discussed the donation of high value species to private individuals by the North West Provincial Department of Rural, Environmental and Agricultural Development, Committee members. In the meeting, the Chairperson restated the recommendations of the Committee. At the crux of what the Committee is recommending to be adopted by ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
24 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs heard submissions on the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) from the Western Cape Government (WCG), the City of Ekurhuleni and the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA).
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) started the public hearings with a breakdown of the NEMLA ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom 2016/17 Annual Report
18 Apr 2018
The Eskom management team finally presented the Eskom 2016/17 Annual Report. Among matters discussed was the qualified audit that the company received. Management assured the Committee that remedial actions were being taken to ensure a clean audit is achieved in future.
Eskom as a going concern was raised ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Management of Tyres; Waste Management Bureau: legal opinion; SAN Parks Annual Performance Plan
17 Apr 2018
SANParks told the Committee that its board wanted to ensure that there was a balancing act between a constrained economic environment, where the government grant was declining quite substantially, and carrying out its conservation mandate as effectively as possible while having to generate sufficient revenue in order to carry out ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs Annual Report, National Treasury & AGSA input; DEA 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
27 Mar 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) told the Committee it intended to contribute to the priorities outlined in the State of the Nation Address (SONA), such as job creation, with a special focus on young people, education, socio-economic transformation involving small businesses, cooperatives and township enterprises, and good governance. It ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill; SA Weather Service Annual Performance Plan & response to anonymous tip-off
20 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs received three briefings on 20 March 2018. In the first briefing, the Portfolio Committee dealt with Amendments to the Marine Spatial Planning Bill. The Bill had been referred back to the Committee by Parliament. The Minister of Environmental Affairs had requested the Committee to ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet 2016/17 Annual Report
14 Mar 2018
The Board of Transnet presented the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2016/17 Financial Year. The presentation was delayed by six months due to scheduling difficulties, partially relating the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises being engaged with the inquiry into state-owned enterprises since July 2017. It was ...