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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Safcol: impact of land claims & other challenges: Departments of Public Enterprises & Rural Development and Land Reform briefings
17 Jun 2015
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) together with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) briefed the Committee on SAFCOL’s land claims, its financial sustainability, its future role in the forestry industry and other challenges. The DPE had established a task team comprising of Department of Agriculture, Forestry ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Extension of deadline for disclosure of Members Interests
10 Jun 2015
The Chief Whips Forum had proposed that the date for the disclosure of Members’ Interests be extended from 30 June 2015 to 31 July 2015, in order to avoid a situation where Members would be late in the disclosure due to a busy programme. The Committee agreed that the deadline ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Transnet Market Demand Strategy
10 Jun 2015
Transnet briefed the Committee on its market demand strategy, which was a R336 billion capital investment program with an operating expenditure of over R420 billion. It was targeted at expanding rail, ports and pipeline infrastructure thereby enabling economic growth. Cash interest cover and gearing ratio had remained within target levels. ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Environmental Affairs on air quality management, budget for fight against wildlife crime, & resource management programmes, with Minister & Deputy Minister
9 Jun 2015
A delegation from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), which included the Minister and the Deputy Minister, submitted presentations on three areas of their activity. These were air quality management, the budget for the fight against wildlife crime, and resource management programmes. The DEA's Medium Term Expenditure Framework was also ...
NCOP Finance
Financial and Fiscal Commission Amendment Bill [B1-2015]: negotiating mandates; Committee reports: New Development Bank & Treaty for Establishment of BRICS Contingent Reserve arrangement
3 Jun 2015
The provincial legislatures read out their negotiating mandates in respect of the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) Amendment Bill. This Bill received support from Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KZN, Northern Cape and Limpopo without any amendments.
Mpumalanga was generally in favour of the Bill but suggested that clause 6 be amended, ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Application and Consultation process for mining rights: Department of Mineral Resources performance and challenges
2 Jun 2015
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has nine regional offices and three satellite offices. It explained that there were business processes in place to guide the application and consultation process. It emphasised that the primary duty to consult rested with an applicant for a mining permit and a prospecting, exploration, ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
South African Post Office on its 2015 strategic plan and current position
27 May 2015
South African Post Office (SAPO) presented its 2015 Strategic Plan, a statement of its financial position and a description of its future activities. It was noted that it had 2 486 points of presence in SA, which covered almost all of the towns and cities across the country. It was ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources on its Strategic Plan, with specific reference to Programme 2: Mine Health & Safety, Programme 3: Mineral Regulation; Programme 6: Mineral Policy & Promotion
26 May 2015
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources on its 2015/16 APP. The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act 28 of 2002) and the Mine Health and Safety Act (Act 29 of 1996) provide the regulatory framework for the promotion and ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Public Enterprises on its 2015 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, Minister in attendance
20 May 2015
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), with the Minister of Public Enterprises also making input, presented its 2015 Strategic and Annual Plans. The Minister stressed that DPE fully acknowledged the degree of work that needed to be done and was taking an active and positive step in addressing the challenges. ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Environmental Affairs Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan Program 4: Climate Change and Air Quality; Program 5: Biodiversity and Conservation; Program 6: Environmental Programs
19 May 2015
The Committee was supposed to get a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (APP). Members expressed their disappointed in the absence of the Deputy Minister and the Director-General. It was noted that the Minister had not been appeared before the Committee ...