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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
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
Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill [B6B-2016]: Department of Science and Technology briefing
25 Apr 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill. The Bill aims to clarify the roles of the Department and other stakeholders, and will legislate, solidify and enshrine certain structures that are necessary to promote indigenous ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates
24 Apr 2018
The meeting to consider the negotiating mandates of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill attracted only five of the nine provinces to participate in the voting procedure.
The KZN mandate supported the Bill, but with substantial amendments. Its proposals suggested updated definitions, conveyed ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Safcol briefing on land claim settlement & Western Cape Forestry Sector Forum on transformation in the forestry sector
18 Apr 2018
Safcol briefed the Committee on land claim settlements.
SAFCOL faces a range of challenges to its business operations, the key one being delays in the land restitution process. In 2008, the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights undertook a verification study of land under SAFCOL, which confirmed the legitimacy of ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates; with Deputy Minister
17 Apr 2018
The meeting to consider the provinces’ negotiating mandates in respect of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill was a continuation of the Select Committee’s session of 27 March. The Chairperson told Members there was substantial pressure to conclude the Committee proceedings on Bill, and that they had ...
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 ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister
14 Feb 2018
The Select Committee was briefed on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DPTS). Issues generated from the internal audit report were outlined, and action plans were spelt out. Areas requiring attention included supply chain management issues, non-compliance with tendering procedures, disciplinary action ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] &Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015]: negotiating mandates; Committee Study Tour Report
28 Nov 2017
The main agenda item for this meeting was a briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on comments originating from the provincial mandates on the Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders Bills. This was followed by the Committee voting on the provincial amendments proposed for both Bills.
A ...