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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform & Department of Environmental Affairs on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
17 Mar 2015
While the Committee was waiting for delegates from the Departments of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and Environmental Affairs (DEA) to arrive, it had time to engage on other matters which were not on the agenda. Members were told the Committee had received a late invitation from the DRDLR ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SAFCOL update on impact of land claims and overall 2013/14 performance
25 Feb 2015
Ms Mona emphasised that, since the new board had commenced, they had spent much time cleaning up the company. Problems such as fraud and corruption had been eliminated, and ineffective policies and strategies had been dealt with. Land claims were unresolved, and SAFCOL was awaiting a strategy from the Department. ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on its 2013/14 Annual Report; Department of Mineral Resources on its 2013/14 Annual Report
24 Feb 2015
The Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Mineral Resources recently presented their 2013/14 annual reports to the Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) received an unqualified audit opinion. The findings of the Auditor General (AG) revealed inconsistencies between planned and ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor update briefing on Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture (PSJV) at Richtersveld
18 Feb 2015
Alexkor briefed the Committee on the Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture (PSJV) in the Richtersveld area, and set out in brief the history of the area. Alexkor was a mining company, operating since the 1920s, but it had no land of its own and had never been particularly profitable, with ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Public Enterprises on its 2013/14 Annual Report
26 Nov 2014
The Committee expressed disappointment at the continued absence of the Minister and Deputy Minister, who had not appeared before the Committee for the past six months. In future, the Committee would not accept any annual performance plans and annual reports of the state-owned companies (SOCs) in the absence of the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Impact of mining, prospecting activities & shale gas exploration in sensitive habitats: DMR & of Environmental Affairs briefings ; DOHA amendment to Kyoto Protocol: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing
25 Nov 2014
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) each made presentations to the Committee on the impact of mining and prospecting activities in ecologically sensitive habitats such as grasslands, wetlands and watersheds, in the coal mining regions of South Africa. The DMR outlined where sensitive ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Science and Technology on its 2013/14 Annual Report
19 Nov 2014
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for 2013/14 Financial Year. The major focus was how to use science and technology to advance socio-economic development in South Africa. It was noted that this Department had been assessed as second in the performance assessments ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Development of the National Extension and Advisory Services Policy: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefing; Commission on Restitution of Land Rights briefing
18 Nov 2014
The Committee expressed concern that the political heads (Ministers and Deputy Ministers) from the Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Rural Development and Land Reform failed to attend meetings and agreed to write to them to convey their unhappiness.
The importance of extension and advisory services as a strategic ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Provincial conservation challenges and programmes: Department Environmental Affairs briefing
11 Nov 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the support, resources, challenges and constraints in relation to provincial conservation authorities when implementing the conservation mandate, particularly around the compliance and enforcement of biodiversity legislation. The presentation outlined the challenges, personnel, equipment and budget for each province. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, with input also from the Deputy Minister, presented the 2013/14 Annual Report, emphasising that the task of the Ministry and Department was to ensure South Africans had access to modern technology. The major successes as well as the under-achievements in the year under ...