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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources Annual Performance Plan on matters affecting provinces
15 May 2018
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) provided the Committee with a breakdown of its planned targets for 2018/19 across its Programmes ie Corporate Services, Financial Administration, Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate, Mineral Regulation and lastly Mineral Policy and Promotion. Key projects for 2018/19 covered mine rehabilitation, shale gas, derelict and ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Reduction of cost to communicate: stakeholder briefing; with Deputy Minister
28 Mar 2018
The four main telecommunications operators in South Africa – Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom – together with the regulatory body, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), presented differing views to the Committee on how the cost to communicate could be reduced in the country.
Vodacom said the information ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Bills: consideration; Mineral and Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates
27 Mar 2018
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) met to consider the provincial mandates on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill, and to be briefed by a Parliamentary legal advisor on two Plant Bills.
The Chairperson advised that the Committee ...
Joint Rules
Parliamentary Programme Framework for 2018; Arrangements for SONA
15 Feb 2018
JOINT PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: Committee Secretaries:
Ms B Mbete: Speaker of the NA Andrew Mbanga (2623
Ms T R Modise: Chairperson of the NCOP Jeremy Michaels (3245
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday, 15 ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Communications 2016/17 Annual Report
8 Nov 2017
The Select Committee was briefed on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Communications (DoC), and commended it on achieving a clean audit report for two consecutive years.
Key DoC achievements included the switch off of the analogue signal in core areas surrounding the Square Kilometre ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] + Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015]: negotiating mandates
7 Nov 2017
The Committee discussed the negotiating mandates on the Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] and the Plant Breeders Bill [B11B-2015].
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) as well as legal representatives from the State Law Advisors office and the Parliamentary office attended as well.
On Both Bills, two provinces supported ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
MPRDA Committee Report
17 Oct 2017
The main agenda for this meeting was the discussion of the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) report, to be sent to provinces to provide input into their own discussions on their provincial MPRDA mandates.
In essence, all Committee Members accepted the report as presented, which meant it ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Film and Publication Board (FPB) public outreach and education programme
13 Sep 2017
The Film and Publications Board (FPB) briefed the Select committee on Communications and public enterprises on its outreach and public education programme. The briefing included their mandate, how they achieve their objectives, outreach findings and recommendations, their strategic outcomes and their Annual Performance Plan.
Technology has changed and FPB was ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Job losses: Department of Mineral Resources briefing; Committee Reports
6 Sep 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on the crises created by job losses. The briefing included interventions used by the Department to curb job losses in the mineral resources sector, impact of the Labour Act, status of the mining industry, impact of mining on employment ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill (MPRDA): public hearings
20 Jun 2017
The main theme of the briefings on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill dealt with the impact which mining activities had on communities living near mining areas, and the fact that these mining communities lacked support to engage and consult effectively with mining rights holders.
The Mining ...