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NCOP Security and Justice
2014 Defence Review: Department of Defence briefing
24 Feb 2016
A delegation from the Department of Defence (DoD) presented on the Defence Review 2014, but prior to and during the presentation a number of Members of the Committee expressed their dissatisfaction that the Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence were not present, as there were a number of questions on ...
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 ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Food Security and Food Safety joint workshop Day 2
3 Feb 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hosted a two-day joint workshop on Food Security and Safety with the Portfolio Committees of Health and Social Development and the Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources. The second day of the workshop focussed on food safety. It began with an ...
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 Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Fuzane petition; Maluti-A-Phofung petition; Kona petition; Transkei Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) petition: Committee hearing reports
4 Nov 2015
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings, together with the Portfolio Committee on Health, met to discuss a report on the Fuzane Petition, which had previously been the subject of hearings at three consecutive meetings during May and June. The hearings had dealt with a petition submitted by Ms ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Taking Parliament to People in Oudtshoorn - Responses to Executive Undertakings: COGTA briefing
3 Nov 2015
The Deputy Minister described the factors leading to the national and provincial governments’ intervention in the Oudtschoorn municipality under Sections 139(1)(b) and 154 of the Constitution. There had been concern for the state of governance, financial management and service delivery in the municipality. The administrator was vested with all the ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Executive Undertakings Guidelines: consideration; Tabling of Executive Undertakings referred to Committee
28 Oct 2015
Documents handed out
Consideration of Executive Undertakings Guidelines (Brief Executive Undertaking document for information purposes
Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes
Consideration and adoption of Maluti-A-Phofung Report
Consideration and adoption of the Committee progress report
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings met to consider and adopt outstanding reports ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Disaster Management Amendment Bill [B10B-15]: final mandates; Committee Reports on interventions in the following local municipalities: Indaka, Imbabazane, Umvoti, Abaqulusi, Mpofana, Mtubatuba and Hlabisa
27 Oct 2015
[Awaited doc: Final Mandates email info@pmg.org.za]
The meeting was for the consideration and adoption of the Disaster Management Amendment Bill and the Committee oversight reports in respect of various municipalities. In respect of Bill, it was identified that eight provinces had given their mandates in favour of the DMAB and ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mkhize petition; Paternity leave petition; Sehume petition; Transnet-Mayibuye petition: hearings
14 Oct 2015
The Committee was engaged in a number of issues particularly the administration of the petitions. Members raised serious concerns around the fact that documents were still not being made available to Members on time; getting documents the day before a meeting was unacceptable. However another matter which was raised was ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Guidelines on Executive Undertakings; Committee 4th term Quarterly Report; Committee Report
23 Sep 2015
The Committee went through the draft guidelines for the processing of Executive Undertakings in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The Committee wanted there to be a specific time frame and decided to scrutinize executive undertaking progress on a quarterly basis, and submit a quarterly progress report to the NCOP. ...