Politician Profile Page
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Transnet Corporate Social Investment projects
4 Oct 2017
Transnet briefed the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on how the company’s Corporate Social Investments (CSI) projects benefited South Africans and communities in creating a better life for all. Its CSI initiatives were spread across all provinces in South Africa, and consisted of socio-economic infrastructure development; whole school ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Film and Publication Board (FPB) public outreach and education programme
13 Sep 2017
The Film and Publications Board (FPB) briefed the Select committee on Communications and public enterprises on its outreach and public education programme. The briefing included their mandate, how they achieve their objectives, outreach findings and recommendations, their strategic outcomes and their Annual Performance Plan.
Technology has changed and FPB was ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Fourth Term Committee Programme: discussion
12 Sep 2017
This was an “internal” meeting to clarify the Committee’s strategy and plans for the 4th term and to approve a few outstanding reports.
A key discussion was on the dilemma the Committee faced in terms of its tight deadline in the 4th term to complete its work on the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: DAFF response to submissions; Committee Report: MPRDA public hearing
1 Aug 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on submissions received on the Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] and the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015], and challenges and issues of concern raised in them. It also considered the report on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
CSIR on their Annual Performance Plan
28 Jun 2017
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research presented their Annual Performance Plan.
The Council has been in existence for 72 years and has a mandate to promote scientific and industrial development. 70% of their researchers are involved in the domains of Science, Engineering and Technology, of which 18% are PhD ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill (MPRDA): public hearings
28 Jun 2017
The NCOP Committee public hearings were heard on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill (MPRDA) and 11 organisations availed themselves of the opportunity.
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill had been rejected by the President due to procedural defects which had to do with the manner ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
South African Post Office progress and plans
7 Jun 2017
The South African Post Office (SAPO) presentation focused on the 2016/17 financial year progress, what went wrong, what went right, and how to go about fixing those wrongs in 2017/18. One of the things that went wrong in the previous year were the financials. SAPO spends approximately R70 million per ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
Land restitution and reform were critical issues, Members of the Select Committee on Land and Minerals were told when a delegation from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), led by the Minister and Deputy Minister, presented an overview of the annual performance plan (APP) for 2017/18.
The ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Public Enterprises on its Annual Performance Plan
24 May 2017
The Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on its Strategic Plan for 2014/15-2018/19 and the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan (APP). The state-owned companies (SOCs) within the Department had a combined asset value of over R1 trillion and this capacity could influence the direction of the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Public Enterprises’ SOCS performance update, with Deputy Minister present
15 Mar 2017
The Department gave an update on the performance of State Owned Companies (SOCs). The presentation covered the economic policy framework and the performance review methodology followed by a performance report per SOC and an overview of the portfolio.
Despite the declining volumes and rising costs, Eskom was projected to post ...