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NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill: DALRRD briefing; International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; with Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) presented the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill. The meeting got off to a rocky start as there was no executive authority present, which the Committee took great umbrage to. After a wait ...
NCOP Security and Justice
IPID A/B: SAPS briefing; Divorce A/B: adoption; with Deputy Minister
14 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Security and Justice was briefed by the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Amendment Bill [B21B-2023], which aims to ensure the operational independence of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). The Committee also considered ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor update on the community’s leadership stability and the profitability of the entity’s business activities; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2023
The Committee received a briefing from the Alexkor diamond mine in a virtual meeting on the leadership stability at the Communal Property Association (CPA), the profitability of the West Coast entity’s business activities, and the status of the planned financial compensation to members of the Richtersveld Community in accordance ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
How spectrum availability will reduce cost to communicate; with ICASA & Deputy Minister
27 Sep 2023
In the virtual meeting, the Deputy Minister said that ICASA ensured that all the spectrum that had been auctioned in March 2022 has been paid for and that the national fiscus benefited from the R14.4 billion proceeds. On lowering the cost to communicate by addressing competition in the sector, ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Agricultural Products Standards A/B & National Veld and Forest Fire A/B: Negotiating Mandates (with Deputy Minister)
26 Sep 2023
Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt the provinces’ negotiating mandates on the Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill [B15B – 2021], as well as the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill [B24B – 2021]
Most of ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material: DMRE briefing
5 Sep 2023
Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy briefed the Committee on the Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM), tabled in terms of section 231(2) of the Constitution.
Members wanted to know if ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
National Radioactive Waste Management Plan
20 Jun 2023
The Select Committee met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the National Radioactive Waste Management Plan by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE).
During Committee’s interaction with the Department, the Members enquired about the countries that have successful radioactive waste management plans, South Africa’s compliance ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: DALRRD briefing; with Minister
13 Jun 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the amendments to the Agricultural Product Standards Bill, which included re-definitions and substitutions that would improve clarity and strengthen the meaning of the Bill.
The presentation addressed the weaknesses of the ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Solid waste management in provinces; Nairobi Convention Protocol; with Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2023
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The Select Committee in a virtual meeting was briefed on Waste Management objectives and progress by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) which will prioritise paper, packaging, electronic equipment and lighting equipment. The DDG also discussed illegal dumping; how DFFE is going to combat the landfill ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Protocol to Nairobi Convention: DFFE briefing (with Ministry present)
30 May 2023
The Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy received a briefing from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on the Protocol for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based Sources and Activities (also known as the ...