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NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Agro-processing: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefing
27 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), told the Select Committee that the world at the moment was completely food insecure, as 800 million people were below the bread line, and 14.1% of these people were in South Africa. Food security remained an issue, and ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Newly appointed Board of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): Department of Science and Technology briefing
21 Oct 2015
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprise on the procedure and process that had been followed for the newly-appointed board of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which had come into effect at the beginning of 2015.
The curriculum ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Agricultural Cooperatives & Post-Settlement Farmer Support (land reform projects such as RECAP) sustainability & economic impact: Department of Agriculture briefing
20 Oct 2015
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on its Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) impact evaluation. CASP had made progress in achieving some of its objectives but not enough had been made in promoting commercialisation, market access, employment ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services & Universal Services Access Agency mandate & role in communication sector
2 Sep 2015
The Universal Services Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) gave a presentation on its mandate and role in the communications sector, covering the programmes that it was currently working on and the projects which it was running, linking these to the overall strategic goals of digital migration that government had ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Small Scale Fishing Licences: progress report by Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
23 Jun 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries said the Small-Scale Fisheries Policy aims to expand the number and strength of small fisheries in coastal areas. SSFP initiatives include increasing the number of fishing licenses to small, traditional fisheries. One challenge to this initiative involves fairly allocating Department resources between small ...
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 ...
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 Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
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 Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
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 ...