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JC Defence: Third Term Committee Programme
30 Oct 2014
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met for the Consideration of Draft Third Term Committee Programme.
Members deliberated on the programme and agreed it should be revised and presented on 6 November 2014.
The Committee also agreed that it will start the process of the Defence Review on 6 ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Communications on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Minister
29 Oct 2014
Entities of the Department of Communications (DOC), established as a fully fledged department in May this year, presented their annual reports to the Select Committee on Communications of the National Council of Provinces, with the Minister in attendance.
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) said it had published four ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Timelines for Hydrological Fracturing Prospecting/Exploration, including Sites Earmarked for Initial Investigative Phase: DMR briefing
28 Oct 2014
The Committee met for a briefing by the Department of Mineral Resources and the consideration and adoption of its minutes.
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) started its briefing with an introduction and background to the exploration of shale gas. It has developed a draft for technical regulations for petroleum ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SA Post Office alleged irregular expenditure: Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services report
15 Oct 2014
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services presented a brief report on the allegations of irregular expenditure at the South African Post Office (SAPO). It was stated, at the outset, that this expenditure occurred in respect of the 2012/13 financial year and the final audited figures for 2013/14 were not ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Progress on aquaculture development in South Africa: Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Affairs briefings
14 Oct 2014
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Committee on the progress of aquacultural development in South Africa, beginning with a presentation on the current regulatory environment of the sector. Whilst there was an act relating to marine aquaculture, there was little on freshwater aquaculture and therefore the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 2014 Strategic Priorities 2014/15 – 2018/19
26 Aug 2014
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Select Committee on its Strategic Priorities for 2014/15 – 2018/19. Given time constraints the Department only managed to speak to the strategic priorities of two of its Programmes which were Programme 1: Administration and Programme 5: Biodiversity and Conservation. A strategic objective ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Legacy Report & Summary Report on Committee's oversight: Content Advisor's briefing
30 Jul 2014
The Content Advisor briefed the Select Committee on the Legacy Report of the Select Committee’s predecessor in the Fourth Parliament, and explained that this Legacy Report was intended to inform the incoming Committee of the scope of work, oversight visits and set out recommendations on various topics or departments overseen. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Science and Technology on its 2014 Strategic Plan
16 Jul 2014
The Department of Science and Technology highlighted that the Department will be putting a lot of resources into their programme dealing with astronomy and the programme will be growing. Although the programme has a small budget right not, that budget will grow as the programme begins to grow. Another area ...
Defence
JC Defence: Committee Legacy Report
12 Mar 2014
The Committee Members met to finalise the Legacy Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, which had first been presented on the 27th of February 2014. At the previous meeting the Chairpersons had asked the Members to submit written proposals on the restructuring and content of the Report. However ...
Defence
JSC Defence: Committee Programme; Letters from the President; Committee Legacy Report
26 Feb 2014
The consideration of the Committee programme was affected by the unavailability of the senior management of the Department of Defence. This was highlighted as a concern by various Members of the Committee, because issues such as the Defence Review and presentation by the Transformation Office needed to be finalised. The ...