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1 Friday, 29 November 2019] No 112 – 2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ____ ANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ____ FRIDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS National Assembly 1. Referral to Committees of papers tabled .......................................................................... 2 TABLINGS National Assembly and National Council of Provinces 1. Minister of Finance ........................................................................................................... 2 2. Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation .................................................... 2 3. Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries ............................................................. 2 National Assembly 1. Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries ............................................................. 3 COMMITTEE REPORTS National Assembly 1. Public Enterprises ............................................................................................................. 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS National Assembly The Speaker 1. Referral to Committees of papers tabled 2 (1) The following paper is referred to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology for consideration: (a) Summary of Amendments to the Annual Report of the Technology Innovation Agency for 2018-19. (2) The following paper is referred to the Standing Committee on Finance: (a) Proposed Joint Standard: Fitness, propriety and other matters related to significant owners made in terms of sections 159(1) and 107 of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No 9 of 2017). (3) The following paper is referred to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs for consideration and report: (a) Report of the Auditor-General on the Follow-up performance audit of the immigration process for undocumented immigrants at the Department of Home Affairs [RP – 2019]. (4) The following papers are referred to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs for consideration and report. Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements and Performance Information is sent to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for consideration: (a) Reports and Financial Statements of Vote 4 – Department of Traditional Affairs for 2018-19, including the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements and Performance Information of Vote 4 for 2018-19. TABLINGS National Assembly and National Council of Provinces 1. The Minister of Finance (a) Report and Financial Statements of the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) Fund for 2018-19, including the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements and Performance Information for 2018-19. (b) Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2019. 2. The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (a) Revised Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Human Settlements for 2019 - 2020. 3. The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 3 (a) Government Notice No 1328, published in Government Gazette No 42775, dated 18 October 2019: For Public Comment: Draft Biodiversity Management Plan for the African Penguin, in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No 19 of 2004). (b) Government Notice No 1329, published in Government Gazette No 42775, dated 18 October 2019: For Public Comment: Draft Norms and Standards relating to the Management of Seabirds in Captivity, in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No 19 of 2004). (c) Government Notice No 1330, published in Government Gazette No 42775, dated 18 October 2019: Declaration of an Area Specified in the Notice as Part of Addo Elephant National Park, in terms of section 20(1)(a) of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No 57 of 2003). (d) Government Notice No 1395, published in Government Gazette No 42812, dated 01 November 2019: For Public Comment: Draft Umhlathuze/Richards Bay Estuarine Management Plan, in terms of the Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2003 (Act No 24 of 2008). National Assembly 1. The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (a) List of Terrestrial Species and Fresh Water Species that are Threatened or Protected or are in need of National Protection, Restricted Activities that are Prohibited and Restricted Activities that are Exempted, submitted to Parliament on 28 November 2019, in terms of sections 56(1) and 97(3A) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No 10 of 2004). (b) Regulations submitted to Parliament on 28 November 2019, pertaining to Threatened or Protected Terrestrial Species and Fresh Water Species, in terms of section 97 of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No 10 of 2004). COMMITTEE REPORTS National Assembly 4 1. Report of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on the Oversight Visit to the Department of Public Enterprises and State- Owned Companies, dated 20 November 2019 1. Introduction The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises (the Committee) undertook an oversight visit to the Department of Public Enterprises (the Department), Transnet, Denel, Eskom, South African Express Airways and South African Airways from 27 – 30 August 2019. The main purpose of the visit was to understand the department’s monitoring systems and how the department executes its oversight responsibilities over state-owned companies. Furthermore, the Committee’s intention was to assess progress that has been made in addressing governance challenges in state-owned companies, oversight mechanisms and interventions that have been introduced to enhance the department’s oversight responsibilities over state-owned companies (SOCs). Furthermore, the Committee’s visit to state-owned companies such as Transnet, South African Airways, Transnet, Eskom, Denel and South African Express Airways was premised on the constitutional mandate of the committee to oversee these entities, to familiarise itself with the challenges faced by these entities and assess the performance of the entities in relation to job creation, skills development initiatives and developmental projects of these entities. 1.1 Delegation The Committee delegation included the following members: Mr K Magaxa (Chairperson of the Committee) (ANC), Ms J Tshabalala (ANC), Mr S Gumede (ANC), Ms D Dlamini (ANC), Ms C Phiri (ANC), Ms J Mkhwanazi (ANC), Mr S Swart (ACDP) and Mr N Kwankwa (UDM). The delegation was accompanied by the following parliamentary officials: Mr D Mocumi (Committee Secretary), Mrs Y Cele (Committee Assistant) and Mr R Mnisi (Content Advisor). 5 2. Walkabout at SAA and Visit to Mango Airlines Upon arrival at the OR Tambo International Airport the Committee made a walk about to South African Airways check in and baggage services, child care centre, ticket sales and VIP lounge. The Committee was given a tour on the headquarters of Mango airlines. Mango airlines is a subsidiary of SAA which operates its low cost flagship airline. Mango has posted profits throughout its operations in all the routes that it is currently servicing. Mango Airlines Acting CEO and Chief Operating Officer explained to the Committee how the airline optimises its cost structure to maintain reliability and to ensure being competitive within the low cost airline space. The airline headquarters is characterised by an open space office with divisional heads working with teams. The operational centre is also responsible for bookings, and all technical services related to flights. It’s also run at the OR Tambo International Airport. The Committee was impressed with how the airline was run and managed and commended management for the work that they are doing. The Committee concluded their first day of their programme. 3. Visit to the Department of Public Enterprises (Arcadia, Pretoria) The delegation of the department was led by the Deputy Minister, Mr P Masualle, and the Acting Director-General, Mr Kgathatso Tlhakudi. The Department made a presentation on the oversight model of the department and the tools that it used to exercise that responsibility. It also highlighted the legislative challenges that the department was facing. The Department further presented on its programme overview and provided the Committee with highlights on its SOC portfolio. 2.1 Input of Deputy Minister 6 The key focus of the Department has been to ensure that the department is adequately skilled in order to discharge the responsibility to oversee state-owned companies. The Department was in the process of filling all the senior management positions particularly the Director-General and Deputy Director-Generals positions. The department has also had extensive engagements with the boards and executives of SOCs to understand the challenges, that had informed the kind of the interventions initiated. 2.2 Performance of State-Owned Companies It was reported that all the State-Owned Companies reporting to the Department of Public Enterprises have been severely affected by state capture. The companies have similar challenges that includes breakdown of established structures, controls and systems; loss of experienced and critical skills in state-owned companies, corruption, malfeasance, liquidity and financial sustainability challenges. All these challenges are a direct consequence of state capture. There have been extensive periods to engage SOCs, the purpose of engaging these SOCs is to understand their business