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Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
North West, National Treasury, Auditor General on NWPG fiscal position
27 Jun 2018
The Ad Hoc Committee on the intervention at the North West provincial government was briefed by the National Treasury, the Auditor General (AG), and the province on its fiscal position, governance and financial management.
The province had been placed under administration by the Cabinet, and was now being monitored by ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill: consideration of C & D -list
27 Jun 2018
The agenda of the meeting was consideration of proposed amendments to the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill ‘C list’ (B6C-2016). This arose out of the last meeting that the Committee which had voted on alignment of the ‘B List’ to incorporate issues raised in the negotiating ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Marine Spatial Planning Bill [B9D-2017]: briefing
26 Jun 2018
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the details of the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Bill.
The background and context to the Bill were clarified. The purpose of the Bill was to take marine spatial planning from single-sector planning ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
MPRDA Bill: legal opinion on NCOP amendments; Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill: adoption
19 Jun 2018
The Committee agreed to adopt the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24B-2015] without amendments.
On the MPRDA Bill, the Committee was informed that not all the amendments the provinces had proposed and agreed to could form part of the MPRDA Bill as Joint Rule 209(2) states that the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on North West intervention, with Ministers and Deputy Ministers
14 Jun 2018
The Ad Hoc Committee met to receive its first diagnostic summary report from the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the intervention in the North West Provincial Government in terms of Section 100 of the Constitution. The meeting was attended by the Minister in the Presidency, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Ministers of ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill: negotiating mandates
13 Jun 2018
The Committee considered the negotiating mandates from all provinces on the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill [B6B-2016].
The Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga voted in favour of the Bill without amendments, while KZN, North West, Western Cape Eastern Cape, Limpopo supported the bill subject to amendments. ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Liquor Products Amendment Bill [B10B-2016]: briefing
12 Jun 2018
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Liquor Products Amendment Bill [B10B-2016] and to rescind a vote taken on the Extension Of Security Of Tenure Amendment Bill. Initially the Committee caucused whether to even hear ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: final mandates; DAFF 2018/19 plans affecting provinces; with Deputy Minister
22 May 2018
The Committee approved the final mandates on the Plant Improvement Bill (B8B-2015) and Plant Breeders Bill (B15B-2015). The DA’s request for both bills to be debated in the House was rejected by the majority.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan for ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates
18 May 2018
The provincial delegates presented the negotiating mandates given by their respective Provinces. While most provinces supported the Bill in light of their public hearings they did propose various amendments. However, the Western Cape did not support the Bill. Mpumalanga's many proposed amendments were all approved by the other provinces except ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill [B6B-2016]: consideration of written submissions
16 May 2018
The Committee and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) was briefed on submissions by members of the public on the proposals in the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill [B6B-2016]. There had been five written submissions from interested parties. These had included comments on the rights ...