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NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill: Minister & Departmental briefing
8 Nov 2016
The Committee met with the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to be briefed on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Amendment (MPRDA) Bill following the Bill being sent back to Parliament by the President owing to reservations. The Bill had already been passed by the National Assembly and was now with ...
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee briefed the Committee on its 2015/16 Annual Reports and First and Second Quarterly Reports for 2016/17. The annual report was reported on in full whereas the 2016 quarterly reports were included in the presentation individually. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee noted that the ...
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 ...
Defence
SANDF transformation: DOD briefing; President’s letter on SANDF deployment
28 Oct 2016
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Defence (DOD) on transformation within the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
Major-General Olga Nodola, Chief Director: Transformation Management, South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said that transformation within the military went beyond gender, race, and disability, but also included transformation ...
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 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, ...
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 ...
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission; Military Ombud; Department of Defence on MSDS Intake
9 Sep 2016
Relevant documents:
Media statement on statistics of case released by Military Ombud Lt Gen (Ret) Temba Matanzima
Annexure
The Defence Force Service Commission reported that the main challenge was lack of funding in relation to the Defence Review, as well as the limited power of the Commission.
The essence of ...
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 ...