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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
HSRC role in Research and Development in the country
8 Mar 2017
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) briefed the Committee on its mandate and role in research and development in the country. It emphasised the differences and similarities between itself and other institutions, primarily the universities. The Department of Science and Technology White Paper for Science and Technology would be important ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
State Owned Companies oversight: Department of Public Enterprises briefing, with Deputy Minister
22 Feb 2017
Relevant documents
Public Finance Management Act
The Department of Public Enterprises, in the presence of and with input from the Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises, briefed the Committee on its oversight and governance of the State Owned Companies (SOCs). In his introductory remarks, the Deputy Minister noted that the main ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Small-scale commercial fisheries challenges: DAFF briefing, with Minister present
21 Feb 2017
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on the on-going challenges experienced by the department in developing small-scale commercial fisheries with a focus on quotas, abalone poaching, dwindling west coast rock lobster numbers and unhappiness about ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Research and Development in South Africa mandate and role: National Research Foundation briefing
15 Feb 2017
The Chairperson noted apologies from the Deputy Minister.
The National Research Foundation highlighted its position within the National System of Innovations and the organs of government, policy makers, regulators and agencies that it works with to achieve its mandate. The Foundation supports Researchers with infrastructure, grants and issues bursaries ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Community Radio/TV support & Digital Migration by Sentech; ATU & ITU Treaties with Minister
8 Feb 2017
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services encouraged the Committee to recommend the ratification by the National Council of Provinces of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Convention of 1999 and the Final Acts of the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). These were needed in order to ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
International Telecommunications Regulations, World Radio Communications Conference & ITU Final Acts
30 Nov 2016
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services introduced two international agreements to the Committee which required ratification. The first was the International Telecommunications Regulations of 2012, and he apologised for the delay in presenting these to the Committee, which was the result of extensive work done to ensure that they ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SAFCOL update on internal investigations against senior managers and board members
23 Nov 2016
The Committee noted the apologies of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises and stressed that it was important that the Executive should be present, noting, however, that this was unavoidable on the current day because the Minister was not in the country and the Deputy Minister was attending ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor on its Annual Report 2015/16
16 Nov 2016
It was evident that Alexkor is under a great deal of financial strain and pressure. The key challenges were: Alexkor’s lack of an adequate working capital; low carat production which resulted in a 7% diamond revenue decrease; the full and final implementation of the Deed of Settlement, ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Community radio station licensing and support: MDDA briefing
2 Nov 2016
The Media Diversity and Development Agent (MDDA) briefed the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on the licensing and support it gives to radio stations across the provinces. It was entrusted with ensuring that there was media diversification in South Africa and that those who had previously been excluded ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Paris COP 21 Agreement; Alien and invasive species list; Environmental Assessment Practitioners / Professional Hunters regulations
25 Oct 2016
The Department of Environmental Affairs first briefed the Committee on the United Nations’ COP21 Agreement report, following its adoption by 196 countries at the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting held in Paris. The agreement provided a broad legal framework to be undertaken by signatory countries for ...