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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
iKamva Digital Skills Institute Bill & Repeal of the Overvaal Resorts Limited Bill: finalisation
20 Mar 2019
The Committee finalised and adopted the Ikamva Digital Skills Institute Bill as well as the Repeal of the Overvaal Resorts Limited Bill.
Members of the Committee were impressed with the framework and the model of the Ikamva Digital Skill Institute presented by the chairperson of the board of National Electronic ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
iKamva Digital Skills Institute Bill [B10B-2018]; Committee Legacy Report & Annual Report
13 Mar 2019
The Committee met to adopt the iKamva Digitial Skills Institute Bill. The Department informed the Committee that there were no public comments on the Bill after it was published for comment by the Committee. It was further indicated the Bill went through due process at the Department and Portfolio Committee. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
iKamva Digital Skills Institute Bill [B10B-2018]: briefing, with Deputy Minister present
6 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on the iKamva Digital Skills Institute Bill. The presentation explained the background of the Bill and the establishment of the Institute. The key functions of the Institute Model were highlighted as strategic guidance, funding, monitoring and evaluation, education ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
SADC Protocol on Environmental Management & Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol; with DEA Deputy Minister
5 Mar 2019
The Department of environmental Affairs briefed the Committee on two international instruments: the SADC Protocol on Environmental Management and the Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol. The Department requested the Committee to approve the ratification of both instruments in terms of section 231(2) of the constitution.
The explained the objectives, benefits ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Richtersveld Community & Alexkor Deed of Settlement: progress report
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) gave a progress report on the Richtersveld Deed of Settlement implementation, the land restitution claim; and spoke about the Richtersveld-Alexkor handover task team.
In December 1998, the Richtersveld Communities instituted a land claim against the government and Alexkor. In 2003, after protracted legal proceedings ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Repeal of Overvaal Resorts Limited Bill: Forever Siyonwaba Consortium BBBEE Forum briefing & finalisation
20 Feb 2019
The Forever Consortium briefed the Committee on the Siyonwaba-Forever sale and purchase agreement, and asserted that the agreement contained too many irregularities. They lamented that in 2003, when Aventura Resort was privatised, the employees’ leg of the Aventura Resort Transformation Consultative Forum had been sidelined from participation, whilst Siyonwaba -- ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Communal Property Association Amendment Bill [B12B-2017]: final mandate; Committee Report on Free State oversight; Committee Legacy Report
27 Nov 2018
The Committee met to consider the Legacy Report of the Select Committee of Land and Mineral Resources during the 5th Parliament; final mandates to vote in favour of the Communal Property Association Amendment Bill [B12B-2017]; the oversight visit to the Free State Province and the minutes of the 20th November ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Environmental Management Instruments regulations
13 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the Tabling of Regulations: Regulations laying down the procedure for the adoption of Spatial Tools and Environment Management Instruments.
The regulations intended to reduce red tape and the costs of compliance with the environmental legislation.
Given ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Marine Spatial Planning Bill [B9D-2017]: negotiating mandates
30 Oct 2018
The Select Committee, comprised of Members from the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), on Land and Mineral Resources met to discuss the negotiating mandates relating to the Bill on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP).
The KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape Legislations brought forth some suggestions for amendments. Officials from the Department of ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Films and Publication Amendment Bill [B37B-2015]: finalisation; Gauteng Oversight Visit Report
24 Oct 2018
The Committee deliberated on and finalised the Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B 37B – 2015].
Before proceeding with the clause-by-clause deliberations, a Member raised an objection about the tagging of the bill, saying that it fell under the ambit of consumer protection and should therefore go to the provinces. ...