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Rules of the National Assembly
Finalisation of Priority Matters & Opening of Parliament Address Preparations
17 Jul 2024
OPA Preparations: NA Table Report (awaited document)
The Committee considered and finalised several priority matters referred to the Subcommittee on Assembly Rules for deliberation and recommendation. These included the speaking sequence in plenaries, seating arrangements in chamber, terms and definitions in the rules and composition of the Rules Committee. ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Establishment and composition of committees; Subrules Committee Chairperson; Clustered system of government portfolios for oral questions
3 Jul 2024
The National Assembly Rules Committee established 30 Portfolio Committees and five other committees, including standing committees.
The portfolio committees are configured to shadow the Cabinet Portfolios of the seventh administration.
The 6th Parliament had 27 Portfolio Committees. The increase to 30 is occasioned by the separation of Agriculture ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Portfolio Committee composition; Sequence of Oral Questions; Whips
26 Jun 2024
The National Assembly Rules Committee met in Parliament to deliberate on setting up internal structures including the composition of the Programme Committee and the Subcommittee on the Review of National Assembly Rules as well as the size of the portfolio committees and party representation. It was proposed that committee membership increase from 11 to ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulation A/B & Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill: Final Mandates & Finalisation; AFRA Agreement; with DALRRD Minister
14 May 2024
The Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources & Energy met on a virtual platform to consider the Revised African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development, and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA). The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) took the Committee through the ...
Agriculture
SPLUMA implementation and challenges: DALRRD & SALGA briefing
5 Mar 2024
The Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on the framework and implementation of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA), SPLUMA implementation challenges and pathways to a better spatial planning and land use management in South ...
Agriculture
DALRD, CRLR, OVG & PPECB 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Minister
6 Feb 2024
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR)
There had been progress on matters related to agriculture, rural development and land reform, but not in the way the Department would have liked it to happen. ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill: NHTKL submission & deliberations; with Ministry
21 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on its responses to submissions made by the National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders (NHTKL) and the Minister of ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill: deliberations (with Minister & Deputy Minister)
14 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development sat to deliberate on the draft A-List version of the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill.
Whilst the majority of the Members supported the amendments contained in the A-List, the Democratic Alliance opposed the inclusion of clause ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: DALRRD briefing; with Minister
13 Jun 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the amendments to the Agricultural Product Standards Bill, which included re-definitions and substitutions that would improve clarity and strengthen the meaning of the Bill.
The presentation addressed the weaknesses of the ...
Agriculture
DALRRD and entities Q3 & 4 2022/23 Performance; Consideration of Animals Protection Amendment Bill; with Minister
13 Jun 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met on a virtual platform. The purpose of the meeting was to receive briefings from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and its entities on their performance in both the ...