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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
HSRC role in Research and Development in the country
8 Mar 2017
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) briefed the Committee on its mandate and role in research and development in the country. It emphasised the differences and similarities between itself and other institutions, primarily the universities. The Department of Science and Technology White Paper for Science and Technology would be important ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
State Owned Companies oversight: Department of Public Enterprises briefing, with Deputy Minister
22 Feb 2017
Relevant documents
Public Finance Management Act
The Department of Public Enterprises, in the presence of and with input from the Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises, briefed the Committee on its oversight and governance of the State Owned Companies (SOCs). In his introductory remarks, the Deputy Minister noted that the main ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Small-scale commercial fisheries challenges: DAFF briefing, with Minister present
21 Feb 2017
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on the on-going challenges experienced by the department in developing small-scale commercial fisheries with a focus on quotas, abalone poaching, dwindling west coast rock lobster numbers and unhappiness about ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Research and Development in South Africa mandate and role: National Research Foundation briefing
15 Feb 2017
The Chairperson noted apologies from the Deputy Minister.
The National Research Foundation highlighted its position within the National System of Innovations and the organs of government, policy makers, regulators and agencies that it works with to achieve its mandate. The Foundation supports Researchers with infrastructure, grants and issues bursaries ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
International Telecommunications Regulations, World Radio Communications Conference & ITU Final Acts
30 Nov 2016
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services introduced two international agreements to the Committee which required ratification. The first was the International Telecommunications Regulations of 2012, and he apologised for the delay in presenting these to the Committee, which was the result of extensive work done to ensure that they ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SAFCOL update on internal investigations against senior managers and board members
23 Nov 2016
The Committee noted the apologies of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises and stressed that it was important that the Executive should be present, noting, however, that this was unavoidable on the current day because the Minister was not in the country and the Deputy Minister was attending ...
Joint Standing on Intelligence
Inspector General of Intelligence appointment: Interviews
8 Nov 2016
The Sub-Committee on Intelligence met for interviews for the post of Inspector General of Intelligence.
The Committee interviewed the following five candidates:
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 ...
Joint Standing on Intelligence
Inspector General of Intelligence appointment: shortlisting of candidates by JSCI sub-committee
1 Nov 2016
The Committee met to shortlist candidates to be interviwed for the vacant post of Inspector General of Intelligence. The Committee received 17 applications but only 12 met the minimum advertised requirements. There was a brief debate on whether the shortlist should have 10 or 12 names. The Committee eventually settled ...
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 ...