050209stratplan

SELECT COMMITTEE ON LABOUR AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2005

Acting Chairperson: Ms P Themba

Committee Secretary: Ms Phumza Mpoyiya

Researcher: Ms Joy Watson

1. Mandate

To scrutinise legislation and other policies that impact on Labour, Public Enterprises and Communications.
To scrutinise legislation and other policy instruments relevant to the portfolios of Labour, Public Enterprises and Communications.
To strengthen governance relationships with structures such as trade unions, the SABC NEDLAC, SETAs, Telkom, Eskom, Alexkor, and Transnet.

2. Mission

To create an enabling environment through legislation, oversight and monitoring for

Harmonious labour relations.
Beneficial restructuring of state assets.
Appropriate means of communications and media strategy.

3. Vision

The Committee seeks to put provincial interests in the conduct of its business at National Parliament.

4. Core Objectives

The priority areas for the Committee is the set of objectives identified for the ongoing business of the Committee as derived from its mission.

The priority areas of the Committee are as follows:

Core Objective 1: Process, scrutinize and pass new legislation

Core Objective 2: To amend legislation as and when necessary.

Core Objective 3: To facilitate oversight functions over parastatals client/ stakeholders in the executive.

Core Objective 4: To facilitate oversight functions to the above clients through, amongst other things, annual reports, budget briefings.

Core Objective 5: To assess readiness of the provinces in terms of information technology (two focus areas per year).

Core Objective 6: To facilitate oversight functions over the risks in working environments specific to the Committee.

5. Customer, Client, Stakeholder Analysis

Our customers/ clients are:

Department of Labour

COSATU

NACTU

Sector Education & Training Authorities

Training Centres

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration

National Productivity Institute (NPI)

National Economic Development & Labour Council (NEDLAC)

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)

Compensation Fund

Department of Public Enterprises

Denel

Eskom

Safcol

Aventura

Alexkor

Transnet

Department of Communications

South African Post Office

Sentech

Universal Service Agency

Telkom

Icasa

National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (Nemisa)

Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA)

International Marketing Council

South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

Provincial Legislatures

Premiers

MECs

MPLs

Our stakeholders are:

Organized groups (NGOs & CBOs)
Other Select Committees
Unions
The public

Main Tasks	Activities	Outputs	KPI	Timeframe	Budget
1. Process legislation New legislation National Ports Authority Bill Convergence Bill Monitoring of legislation Skills Development Act	Briefing by departments Reading of Bill Obtaining party position Analysis of bill Research conducted Briefing by provinces Discussion of Bill Amendment formulated Drafting of Amendments Commission research on effectiveness of SETAs, problems they are experiencing etc. Conduct public hearings to determine problems with Act. Committee to consider problems with the Act based on the findings of the report and public hearings.	Legislation passed Research report completed Public meetings convened Revised legislation	Committee meetings set to discuss legislation Research on bill Terms of reference drafted. Research outsourced. According to timeframes Meeting to discuss problems with the Act scheduled.	To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined	Catering for committee meetings Stationery Resources to pay consultant to do research Stationery Catering Catering Stationery
2. Conduct oversight 2.1 Skills Development Act: SETAs 2.2 To monitor the improvement of public access to government services through the setting up of public information terminals in post offices and MPCCs. 2.3 Evaluate the extent to which the Coega Industrial Zone is ready for utilization.	Based on research findings, conduct oversight visit with the public sector. Visit 4 MPCCs. Committee to receive report from Coega and conduct oversight visit.	Oversight visit conducted. 4 MPCCs visited. Oversight visit conducted.	Within to timeframe determined Within timeframe determined Within timeframe determined	To be determined To be determined To be determined	Flights for x Committee Members Flights for 1 staff member Subsistence for x Committee Members Subsistence for 1 staff member. Flights for x Committee Members Flights for 1 staff member Subsistence for x Committee Members Subsistence for 1 staff member. Flights for x Committee Members Flights for 1 staff member Subsistence for x Committee Members Subsistence for 1 staff member.
3. Process reports 3.1 To monitor progress on the development of detailed and enhanced investment plans of the state-owned enterprises. 3.2 To monitor progress made by Spoornet in realising 30% freight increase ove rthe course of the next 5 years and assess whether the Rail Commuter Corporation has invested R220 million in the 2004/05 financial year to improve commuter transport and safety. 3.3 To ensure that the first Regional Electricity Distributors are operational. To ensure that every household will have access to electricity in the next 8 years. 3.4 To monitor the process of restructuring the ports to bring new investments and to lower the costs of moving imports and exports. 3.5 To ensure that the final decision on the second National Telecommunications Operator is taken to facilitate development and competition in this sector. To ensure that modern information and communication technologies are introduced are introduced in development nodes to assist in developmental and governance efforts. 3.6 To ensure that the King Shaka International Airport and freight terminal is registered as a public-private partnership. To ensure that construction is commenced after an agreement is reached by the Airports Company over land usage in the negotiations. 3.7 To ensure that public access to government is improved upon by launching the Batho Pele Gateway Portal so as to streamline government services on-line. To monitor whether there are 60 MPCCs by the end of 2004. To monitor the improvement of public access to government services by refining the imbizos programme.	Department of Public Enterprises to present report to Committee in this regard. Invite the Department of Public Enterprises to report on progress made in this regard. Follow up action to be determined pursuant to this. Committee will receive reports and to be briefed on the mechanisms in place to have effective Regional Electricity Distributors and progress made with regard to ensuring that every household will have access to electricity within 8 years. Committee to receive report from and be briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises on ports restructuring plans. Invite the Department and the relevant stakeholders to brief the committee on progress made in this regard. The Committee to invite Transnet to report on progress in this regard. GCIS to report on progress regarding the Batho Pele Gateway, MPCCs and refining the imbizo programme.	Briefing meeting conducted. Briefing meeting conducted. Report produced and submitted. Briefing meeting held. Report produced and submitted. Briefing meeting held. Meeting held. Briefing meeting held Briefing meeting held.	Meeting scheduled Meeting scheduled Meeting Scheduled Meeting scheduled Meeting scheduled Meeting scheduled Meeting scheduled	To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined	Stationery Catering Stationery Catering Stationery Catering costs Stationery Catering Stationery Catering Stationery Catering Stationery Catering