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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
StatsSA on food insecurity & agriculture; Soygro research; Fetsa Tlala progress & planting plans: DAFF & Provinces; with Minister
6 Mar 2018
Eight Provincial Departments of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on progress for the planting season of 2018/19 financial year and Fetsa-Tlala targets set for the 2017/18 period.
The provincial departments took the Committee through their programmes on the commercialisation ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2018
This was the first meeting since Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was appointed as the new Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Committee welcomed the new Minister although she was absent from the meeting.
They completed the clause by clause deliberations on the Bill starting from Clause 13. The reworked ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Poultry Industry challenges; Fall Armyworm, Listeriosis and Fruit fly outbreaks update; with Minister
27 Feb 2018
The Interdepartmental Task Team consisting of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) - established to respond to the poultry industry crisis - briefed the Committee on progress in tackling the poultry industry challenges in the presence of the Minister ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
21 Feb 2018
The Members of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform met to continue with their clause by clause deliberations on the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill, and highlighted issues for clarity, recommendations and suggestions.
The main issues addressed in the Bill were the proposal for the delineation of ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: Department responses to submissions
20 Feb 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gave a presentation on the responses to the issues raised during the extended public hearings on the National Forests Amendment Bill. Six main issues were dealt with, covering the management of plantations, the long-term leases, land reform issues, delays with water licensing, and ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
14 Feb 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) to discuss the amendments to the Communal Property Associations (CPA) Amendment Bill. It asked for clarity regarding the use of the words “community”, “labour tenants” and “property”, and phrases such as “public interest” and “disadvantaged communities”. Members ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Poultry Industry: South African Poultry Association briefing; DAFF 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
13 Feb 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) allegedly misled former President Zuma by making him pronounce during the SONA 2017 that 450 black farmers would be commercialised during that year. The Minister of the Department told the Portfolio Committee this had resulted in the former President promising people something ...
Water and Sanitation
Western and Eastern Cape drought crisis
7 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a lively meeting on the current drought in the country to discuss the current status and challenges. The Committee was joined by Members from several Portfolio Committees who had been invited to attend the presentations.
The intention of the meeting was for ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
SONA 2018: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries inputs
6 Feb 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committee on the key messages to be included in the 2018 State of the Nation Address (SONA):
-Revitalisation of the Agriculture and Agro-Processing Value Chain
The intention was for the fast tracking of settlement of outstanding restitution claims to expedite the ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations (CPA) Amendment Bill: Clause by Clause deliberation
1 Feb 2018
The Members of the Portfolio Committee met for the third day to continue their deliberations on the issues raised during public hearings on the Communal Property Association (CPA) Amendment Bill. The agenda of the day was to read the Amendment Bill clause by clause to see where and how the ...