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NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan; Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-15]:briefing, with Deputy Minister present
12 Apr 2016
Documents missing:
Casp and Ilima /Letsema 2016/17 Business Plans [Document not available email info@pmg.org.za]
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) presented its 2016 Annual Performance Plan, and briefed the Committee on the Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-2015].
The DAFF firstly indicated that it had brought some ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) revised 2016 Strategic Plan
6 Apr 2016
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) presented its revised 2015-20 Strategic Plan, stressing that its main goals were the recognition and reward of excellence, promotion of innovation and scholarly activity, effective, evidence-based scientific advice, public interest in and awareness of science and science education and national, regional and ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Revised 5 year Strategic Plan: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform briefing
5 Apr 2016
The Committee met to adopt a briefing by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its revised five year strategic plan. The Department described its five programmes for the financial year and also highlighted the strategic goals for each programme.
The first programme related to corporate governance ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Transnet on its 2014/15 Annual Report
16 Mar 2016
Transnet presented its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2015, as follows:
- Revenue increased by 8.0% to R61.2 billion
- Gearing ratio was at 40% and cash interest cover at 3.6 times
- Capital investment increased by 5.7%% to R33.6 billion, bringing the spend during the market ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme 2014/15: Department Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries update in presence of Minister; National Agricultural Marketing Council nominations
15 Mar 2016
The Committee, with the Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries also present, received a briefing on the progress and achievements on two of the conditional grants for 2014/15 – namely, the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme Grants and the Ilima-Letsema. This presentation did not cover the third grant, Land Care. The ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SAFCOL on impact of land claims and future sustainability
2 Mar 2016
The Committee initially did not want to listen to the briefing as the presentation appeared similar to the one it had heard during an oversight visit to Safcol in September 2015. The Safcol Chairperson pleaded with the Committee and the entity was eventually allowed to brief the Committee.
The briefing ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Committee Reports: Taking Parliament to People; Nomination of candidates to serve on National Agricultural Marketing Council; Nomination of possible candidates to Land Bank Board
1 Mar 2016
Documents handed out:
Committee Report of the Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources on the invitation by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to nominate candidates to serve on the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), dated 26 February 2015
Committee Report of the Select Committee on Land and ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Denel on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Denel suspensions
17 Feb 2016
Denel Group presented its integrated annual report for 2014/15, with the acting Chief Financial Officer briefing the Committee on Denel’s financial success since 2011, their financial statements, and their unqualified audit report. He stressed the importance of viewing Denel as a solvent group thanks to unprecedented growth over the last ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services on its 2015 Annual Report; ITSO agreement Article XII ratification
25 Nov 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) presented its Annual Report for 2014/15. This Department had taken over, from the Department of Communications, the state-owned entities Broadband Infraco and State Information Technology Agency. Highlights of the year included the development of a National Integrated ICT Policy Green Paper. The ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Science and Technology on its 2014/15 Annual Report
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Select Committee on it 2014/2015 Annual Report. Of the 65 targets set for the 2014/15 financial year, the Department had achieved a total of 55 (85%), with 9% partially achieved and only 6% not achieved. The Committee expressed its appreciation that the ...