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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 Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources on its 2014/15 Annual Report
16 Aug 2016
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Mineral Resources on its 2014/15 annual report. Overall, there seemed to be major improvements from previous years with regard to financial management, and health and safety issues. The number of mining related diseases and deaths had significantly decreased. The challenges the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on its 2016 Strategic Plan
25 May 2016
Missing Documents: Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services 2016 Annual Performance Plan
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) on its strategic and annual performance plans. The presentation spoke to the alignment of the Department’s priorities with those of the government, gave a summary of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 2015/16 Annual Report, CITES preparations, with Minister in attendance
24 May 2016
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources and the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs were briefed jointly by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on its 2015/16 Annual Report and its preparations for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference Of the Parties (COP17) on climate ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan; Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-2015]: adopted
10 May 2016
The Department briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan, Annual Performance and Budget Vote (Vote 27)
The Strategic Plan 2014 – 2019 was still the same and the Annual Performance Plan was aligned with it. The Committee was provided with insight into the 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan of the Department. ...
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 Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
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 Security and Justice
Judges and Magistrates 2015 Remuneration: Department of Justice briefing
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Justice briefed the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the draft notice and schedule in order to obtain their approval for the proposed increase in the remuneration of Constitutional Court judges, judges and magistrates.
The proposed increases were as follows:
The Chief Justice, up to the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Organisational restructuring and related matters, including progress made as far as the improved management of its regions: Department of Correctional Services briefing
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on the progress made with its organisational restructuring and improved management. The controversial '10x4' shift system was addressed which left the facilities understaffed on Mondays and Fridays, however due to the disagreement with employees on the issue, this system was preferred to ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Embrace Dignity petition to end all all forms of oppression against women, prostitution & sex trafficking
2 Mar 2016
Embrace Dignity, a non-profit organisation, briefed the Committee on itself and its call to Parliament to assist in ending all forms of oppression against women, prostitution and sex trafficking. Embrace Dignity essentially set out to challenge gender and power inequalities that continued to oppress women and girls and to express ...