Daily Schedule for 2013-08-20
[WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST 2013] FIFTH SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT
PARLIAMENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
AND
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
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MEETINGS OF
COMMITTEES
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NB: Please note that this document is subject to frequent updating. Stakeholders wishing to attend meetings listed here should contact the relevant contact numbers to ascertain whether or not the agendas for the meetings have been amended. For contact numbers see Appendix A.
WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST 2013
Portfolio Committee on Communications, (National Assembly), [Interview of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board candidates], Venue to be confirmed, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, (National Assembly), [Deliberations on the South African Human Rights Commission Bill], Committee Room M315, Third Floor, Marks Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, (National Assembly), [Adoption of minutes; Clause by clause on the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill [B10 - 2013] and Sectional Titles Amendment Bill [B11 – 2013]; Adoption of the Bills], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, (National Assembly), [Response from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Parliamentary Law Adviser on the submissions received on the Lotteries Amendment Bill; Deliberations on and Consideration of the Lotteries Amendment Bill], Committee Room V119, First Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, (National Assembly), [Update by the Department of Correctional Services on measures in place to reduce its reliance on consultants; Interaction with the Department, and Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on ways in which their working relationship may be improved; Briefing by the Department of Correctional Services on its 1 April to 30 June 2013 financial and administrative performance; Briefing by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on its 1 April to 30 June 2013 performance; Committee Business: Consideration and Adoption of Committee minutes and tabling of draft July – August 2013 oversight report], Committee Room V454, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs, (National Assembly), [Continuation of Deliberations on the National Environmental Management (NEM): Integrated Coastal Management Bill [B8-2013]], Committee Room 1, Ground Floor, 120 Plein Street Building, 09:00
Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on progress made with regards to the cases investigated in the Limpopo Province], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Mining Qualifications Authority and Manufacturing and Related Services SETA on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2013/14], Committee Room E249, Second Floor, National Assembly Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Minister of the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities and Premiers on the implementation of gender equity and affirming disability mainstreaming in the Public Service and the Provinces], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Health, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Health on the School Health Programme], Committee Room 201, Second Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Standing Committee on Finance, (National Assembly), [Public Hearings on the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill], Good Hope Chamber, Ground Floor, Good Hope Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Transport, (National Assembly), [Deliberations on: Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability Convention) Bill, 2013; and Merchant Shipping (International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Bill, 2013], Committee Room M315, Third Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Standing Committee on Appropriations, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation on its performance and expenditure as at the end of the First Quarter of the 2013/14 financial year; Consideration of Committee's Second Draft Report on the oversight visit to Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces from 22 to 26 July 2013], Committee Room S26, First Floor, NCOP Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, (National Assembly), [Consideration of the draft report of the study tour to Palestine and Israel; Briefing by the Department on the outcome of the Zimbabwe elections], Committee Room V475, Fourth Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, (National Assembly), [Public hearings on the South African Language Practitioners' Council Bill [B14-2013]], Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, 10:00
Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology, (National Assembly), [Briefing on Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and MeerKAT progress], Committee Room G26, Ground Floor, National Assembly Building, 10:00
Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Closed meeting], Committee Room 301, Third Floor, Africa House, 10:00
THURSDAY, 22 AUGUST 2013
Joint Standing Committee on Defence, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the State Law Adviser on proposed amendments of the Special Pensions Act; Correspondence to the Committee], Committee Room 3, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Communications, (National Assembly), [Interview of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board candidates], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:00
FRIDAY, 23 AUGUST 2013
Portfolio Committee on Communications, (National Assembly), [Interview of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board candidates], Old Assembly Chamber, Ground Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:00
Constitutional Review Committee, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces), [Finalisation of deliberations on the 2012 public submissions], Committee Room V119, First Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, (National Assembly), [Report by the Minister of Trade and Industry and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) on the recent loan to Ndalo Luxury Ventures; Response by the Minister of Trade and Industry to issues raised during the Trade workshop; Consideration of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Trade in Services], Committee Room M514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, 09:00
TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2013
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing by Medical Research Council report: EVERY EIGHT HOURS: Intimate femicide in South Africa 10 years later!; Adoption of outstanding minutes], Committee Room V119, First Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:00
Portfolio Committee on Public Works, (National Assembly), [Follow-up Briefing by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on the outcomes of the Competition Commission on collusions in the Construction Industry], Committee Room M314, Third Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Select Committee on Finance, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on their role in terms of section 139 of the Constitution and the support they are providing to municipalities], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Traditional Affairs and NHTL on conditions of service for traditional leaders], Venue to be confirmed, 09:30
Select Committee on Social Services, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of the Final Mandates on the Mental Health Care Amendment Bill [B39-2012]; Adoption of Committee Minutes], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Economic Development, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Energy on Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP); Consideration and Adoption of minutes], Committee Room G26, Ground Floor, National Assembly Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Negotiating Mandate Meeting on the National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Bill [B13-2012]; Consideration and Adoption of minutes], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, Old Assembly Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration and Adoption of Reports in Terms of Section 139 of the Constitution: Committee Reports on oversight visits to Emalahleni and Bushbuckridge Local Municipalities; Briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration on the objects of legislations approved by Cabinet and published for public consultation], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, 10:00
Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Sport and Recreation on their 2012-2013 financial year, and midterm Budget Review], Committee Room E305, Third Floor, National Assembly Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development, (National Council of Provinces), [Preparatory briefing by the Content Advisor and Researcher on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B9B -2013] (National Assembly – sec 75) – Minister of Police], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, after sitting of NCOP approximately 16:00
WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2013
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Council on Higher Education on the Report of the Background Study on institutional governance and management focusing on the effectiveness of the current tools (Independent Assessor and Administration)], Committee Room S26, First Floor, NCOP Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Office of the Auditor-General on the 2012/13 Annual Reports (Department of Public Service and Administration, PALAMA, Public Service Commission and SITA); Briefing by the PSETA], Old Assembly Chamber, Ground Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:30
Select Committee on Appropriations, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the National Department on Human Settlements on First Quarter in the 2013/14 financial year Expenditure Report on the Human Settlements Development Grant], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, Old Assembly Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Education and Recreation, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the National Research Foundation (NRF) on its programme of 2015 vision], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 10:00
Select Committee on Education and Recreation, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research on the progress made on its Water Sustainability Flagship (WSF) programme], Committee Room 2, Upper Ground Floor, 90 Plein Street Building, 11:00
Select Committee on Trade and International Relations, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of Final Mandates (Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill)], Venue to be confirmed, 10:00
Select Committee on Trade and International Relations, (National Council of Provinces), [Consideration of Negotiating Mandates on the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill], Venue to be confirmed, 14:00
Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development, (National Council of Provinces), [Briefing by the Department of Police on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B9B -2013] (National Assembly – sec 75) – Minister of Police], Committee Room S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, 10:00
TUESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2013
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Presentation by the Department on its quarterly financial and performance report for 2012/13 financial year (October – December 2012 and January – March 2013); Briefing by the Department in response to the recommendations contained in the 2012 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)], Committee Room M46, Ground Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on: Quarterly financial statements; Progress with regard to issues raised by the Auditor-General on its audit outcome], Committee Room M201, Second Floor, Marks Building, 09:30
WEDNESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2013
Portfolio Committee on Public Works, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Public Works on the signing of the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with client departments and other entities for the provision of accommodation and municipal services (Non-paying client departments to be invited to the meeting)], Committee Room S26, First Floor, NCOP Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Higher Education and Training on its first quarterly performance report 2013/14], Committee Room V227, Second Floor, NCOP Building, 09:30
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) on African Service Charter; Briefing by the DPSA on Service Charter for the Public Service], Old Assembly Chamber, Ground Floor, Old Assembly Building, 09:30
Meeting Cancellations
Committee
Date
Agenda
Reason
Select Committee on Education and Recreation
21 August 2013
Briefing by Pan South African Language Board on its Strategic Plan as well as programmes in place to promote use of indigenous languages.
Meeting postponed due to Women's Parliament.
Approved Workshops
Committee
Date
Destination
Purpose
Approved Local Trips
Committee
Date
Destination
Purpose
Approved International Trips
Committee
Date
Destination
Purpose
Cancelled/Postponed Local/ International Trips
Committee
Date
Destination
Reason
APPENDIX A
Name of Committee
Committee Secretary
(CS)
Contact Number
Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interest
Registrar: Fazella Mahomed
403 2477
Joint Committee on HIV and AIDS
CS: Vuyokazi Majalamba
CS: Marcelle Williams
403 3770
083 709 8522
403 3799
083 709 8451
Ad Hoc Committee on Code of Judicial Conduct and Regulations on Judges' Disclosure of Registrable Interests
CS: Vhonani Ramaano (NA)
CS: Moses Manele (NCOP)
403 3820
083 709 8427
403 3823
083 709 8534
Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill
Committee Coordinator: Ntombe Mbuqe
403 2319
083 709 8432
Ad Hoc Committee on Appointment of the Auditor-General
CS: Johnny Ramrock
403 3671
083 574 4072
Ad Hoc Committee to Exercise Co-ordinated Oversight on the Legacy of the Native Land Act of 1913
CS: Phumla Nyamza
403 3852
083 709 8492
Interim Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation
CS: Hajiera Salie
403 8264
079 526 6676
Multi-Party Women's Caucus
CS: King Kunene
403 3772
082 335 2839
PC on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
CS: Albertina Kakaza
403 3765
083 709 8391
PC on Arts and Culture
CS: Ajabulile Mtiya
403 8106
083 709 8389
PC on Basic Education
CS: Llewellyn Brown
403 3764
083 709 8450
PC on Higher Education and Training
CS: Anele Kabingesi
403 3760
083 412 1585
PC on Communications
CS: Thembinkosi Ngoma
403 3733
083 709 8407
PC on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CS: Shereen Cassiem
403 3769
083 709 8533
PC on Correctional Services
CS: Cindy Balie
403 3667
083 547 4115
PC on Defence and Military Veterans
CS: Mandy Balie
403 3673
078 341 3643
Joint Standing Committee on Defence
CS: Bulelwa Madikane
403 2223
083 709 8487
PC on Economic Development
CS: Noluthando Skaka
403 3751
083 709 8520
PC on Energy
CS: Arico Kotze
403 3662
083 709 8470
Standing Committee on Finance
CS: Allen Wicomb
403 3759
083 412 1475
PC on Health
CS: Vuyokazi Majalamba
403 3770
083 709 8522
PC on Home Affairs
CS: Eddie Mathonsi
403 3826
084 630 1992
PC on Human Settlements
CS: Kholiswa Pasiya
403 3725
083 709 8495
PC on International Relations and Co-operation
CS: Lubabalo Sigwela
403 3808
083 709 8508
PC on Justice and Constitutional Development
CS: Vhonani Ramaano
403 3820
083 709 8427
PC on Labour
CS: Zolani Sakasa
403 3735
083 709 8488
PC on Mineral Resources
CS: Ayanda Boss
403 3768
083 709 8515
PC on Police
CS: Babalwa Mbengo
403 3741
072 327 1993
PC on Public Enterprises
CS: Disang Mocumi
403 8115
083 709 8512
PC on Public Service and Administration
CS: Zola Vice
403 3755
083 709 8397
PC on Public Works
CS: Akhona Busakwe
403 3859
083 709 8390
PC on Rural Development and Land Reform
CS: Phumla Nyamza
403 3852
083 709 8492
PC on Science and Technology
CS: Shanaaz Isaacs
403 3763
083 709 8536
PC on Social Development
CS: Lindiwe Ntsabo
403 8230
083 709 8524
PC on Sport and Recreation
CS: Denver Woodington (Stand-in)
403 3730
PC on Tourism
CS: Jerry Boltina
403 8270
083 338 3950
PC on Trade and Industry
CS: Andre Hermans
403 3776
083 709 8482
PC on Transport
CS: Valerie Carelse
403 3272
083 709 8445
PC on Water and Environmental Affairs
CS: Tyhileka Madubela
403 3713
083 709 8401
PC on Women, Children, and People with Disabilities
CS: Neliswa Nobatana
403 3840
083 709 8472
Standing Committee on Auditor-General
CS: Johnny Ramrock
403 3671
083 574 4072/
083 709 8440
Standing Committee on Public Accounts
CS: Ntombi Nkabinde
CS: Shamiela Peer (Stand-in)
CS: Peter-Paul Mbele
403 2376
082 922 9636
403 8277
403 8072
083 412 1577
Standing Committee on Appropriations
CS: Darrin Arends
CS: Zandile Gobhozi
403 8105
071 363 2273
403 8185
073 724 1097
Committee on Private Members' Legislative Proposals and Special Petitions
CS: Nkanyiso Mkhize
403 8086
071 545 5392
Constitutional Review Committee
CS: Pat Jayiya
403 3661
083 709 8453
Select Committee on Appropriations
CS: Lubabalo Nodada
CS: Estelle Grunewald
403 3669
083 412 1526
403 3843
071 363 2257
Select Committee on Education and Recreation
CS: Mzuyanda Dlanga
403 3838
083 709 8531
Select Committee on Economic Development
CS: Grace Dinizulu
403 3779
083 709 8393
Select Committee on Finance
CS: Zolani Rento
403 8071
083 707 2188
Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CS: Moses Manele
403 3823
083 709 8534
Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs
CS: Asgar Bawa
403 3762
083 709 8530
Select Committee on Public Services
CS: Pilate Gwebu
403 8257
083 709 8395
Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises
CS: Phumelele Sibisi
403 3660
083 709 8449
Select Committee on Petitions and Members' Legislative Proposals
CS: Tenda Madima
403 3822
083 268 8748
Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development
CS: Gurshwyn Dixon
403 3771
083 709 8513
Select Committee on Social Services
CS: Marcelle Williams
403 3799
083 709 8451
Select Committee on Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities
CS: Mahdiyah Solomons
403 3844
083 709 8572
Select Committee on Trade and International Relations
CS: Hlupheka Mtileni
403 8077
083 709 8448