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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Bills: consideration; Mineral and Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates
27 Mar 2018
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) met to consider the provincial mandates on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill, and to be briefed by a Parliamentary legal advisor on two Plant Bills.
The Chairperson advised that the Committee ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Richtersveld Community & Alexkor Deed of Settlement implementation: progress report by Public Enterprises
21 Feb 2018
The Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises is toying with the idea of putting the Richtersveld land restitution claim under administration and conducting a forensic investigation on the matter.
The Committee indicated the Richtersveld issue has been moving at a snail's pace and stakeholders do not seem to be ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister
14 Feb 2018
The Select Committee was briefed on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DPTS). Issues generated from the internal audit report were outlined, and action plans were spelt out. Areas requiring attention included supply chain management issues, non-compliance with tendering procedures, disciplinary action ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] &Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015]: negotiating mandates; Committee Study Tour Report
28 Nov 2017
The main agenda item for this meeting was a briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on comments originating from the provincial mandates on the Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders Bills. This was followed by the Committee voting on the provincial amendments proposed for both Bills.
A ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor / Richtersveld Community Deed of Settlement: DPE, COGTA, Treasury, DRDLR on completion of implementation; with Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
22 Nov 2017
Many stakeholders including the Richtersveld community and contactors forum, Department of Public Enterprises, Alexkor, National Treasury and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, in the presence of the Minister, Mr Gugile Nkwinti, briefed the Committee on the implementation of the Deed of Settlement between the Richtersveld Community and ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill: DAFF response to negotiating mandates
21 Nov 2017
The main agenda item for this meeting was a briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on comments emanating from the Provincial mandates on the Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders Bills. This would be followed by the Committee voting on the provincial amendments for the two Bills. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services 2016/17 Annual Report
15 Nov 2017
The Committee was due to discuss the Annual Report for the 2016/17 Financial Year for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services but it was resolved that the meeting be postponed and the delegation sent back due to the lack of ministerial attendance. The Minister was ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates
14 Nov 2017
The Committee received the provincial mandates on the MPRDA Bill (B15D-2013).
Eight provinces supported the Bill subject to amendments. The Western Cape asked for an extension and advised that it would submit its mandate to the Committee in due course.
The main concerns raised by the provinces centred on some ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Communications 2016/17 Annual Report
8 Nov 2017
The Select Committee was briefed on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Communications (DoC), and commended it on achieving a clean audit report for two consecutive years.
Key DoC achievements included the switch off of the analogue signal in core areas surrounding the Square Kilometre ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] + Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015]: negotiating mandates
7 Nov 2017
The Committee discussed the negotiating mandates on the Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] and the Plant Breeders Bill [B11B-2015].
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) as well as legal representatives from the State Law Advisors office and the Parliamentary office attended as well.
On Both Bills, two provinces supported ...