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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Community radio station licensing and support: MDDA briefing
2 Nov 2016
The Media Diversity and Development Agent (MDDA) briefed the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on the licensing and support it gives to radio stations across the provinces. It was entrusted with ensuring that there was media diversification in South Africa and that those who had previously been excluded ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Spectrum licencing; Labour Relations within ICASA
26 Oct 2016
ICASA provided a briefing on the Spectrum licensing process, outlining the spectrum policy and legislative framework, the Spectrum Licencing Regulatory Framework and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap to Invitation to Apply (ITA). The mechanisms for Spectrum award included the beauty contest or the auction. The advantages and disadvantages of ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Paris COP 21 Agreement; Alien and invasive species list; Environmental Assessment Practitioners / Professional Hunters regulations
25 Oct 2016
The Department of Environmental Affairs first briefed the Committee on the United Nations’ COP21 Agreement report, following its adoption by 196 countries at the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting held in Paris. The agreement provided a broad legal framework to be undertaken by signatory countries for ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Richtersveld Community benefits from Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture: briefing by Alexkor
12 Oct 2016
Alexkor gave a presentation on the status of the Deed of Settlement, the Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture (PSJV) of which Alexkor owned 51% and the RVC owned 49%, corporate social investment (CSI), and its social labour plan (SLP). The presentation stressed the importance of the community-owned nature of Alexkor, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board on Public Protector Report; SCA ruling; appointment of former COO; implications of court & ICASA rulings; Broadcasting Act compliance
5 Oct 2016
The Committee called a meeting to discuss urgent issues about the Public Protector Report: When Governance and Ethics Fail which dealt with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board. The SABC Board gave a briefing to the Committee on five matters the Committee had requested it to elaborate on. According ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Eskom on its tariff increase and pricing for municipalities for 2016/17
21 Sep 2016
The Eskom CFO spoke on the 2016/17 tariff increase. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) made a decision on Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) submission for the shortfall in costs for 2013/14 and granted Eskom only half of the R22.8-billion variance. This amounts to a 9.4% tariff increase ...
Public Enterprises
Denel Asia: Denel Board, National Treasury & Department of Public Enterprises briefing
7 Sep 2016
The presentation by Denel on the circumstances surrounding the establishment of Denel Asia in a joint venture with VR Laser was delayed by a stormy debate triggered by the absence of three major role-players in the controversial deal. Opposition Members said the fact that the Ministers of Finance and Public ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Mining Charter implementation & uplifting economically depressed mining villages: Department of Mineral Resources progress report
6 Sep 2016
The Mining Charter was implemented in 2004. It was amended in 2010 to facilitate sustainable growth, development and transformation of the South African mining industry. The 2010 amendments introduced effective Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSA) ownership through meaningful economic participation and full shareholder rights (broad based).
The Department of Mineral ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-2015]: finalisation: meeting postponed due to lack of quorum
25 Aug 2016
The Committee met to deliberate, finalise and report on the Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-2015] which had been returned to Parliament by the office of the President of the Republic of South Africa and to consider and adopt of minutes
As there was only one member present and a ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Broadband Infraco on its mandate and role in the ICT sector
24 Aug 2016
Broadband Infraco (BI) gave a briefing to the Select Committee on the mandate and role and the relevancy of Broadband Infraco in the ICT sector. The Company highlighted its infrastructure projects in each of the nine provinces in the country, including ones that are yet to be completed. The mandate ...