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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 Public Enterprises and Communication
Transnet on its 2014/15 Annual Report
16 Mar 2016
Transnet presented its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2015, as follows:
- Revenue increased by 8.0% to R61.2 billion
- Gearing ratio was at 40% and cash interest cover at 3.6 times
- Capital investment increased by 5.7%% to R33.6 billion, bringing the spend during the market ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme 2014/15: Department Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries update in presence of Minister; National Agricultural Marketing Council nominations
15 Mar 2016
The Committee, with the Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries also present, received a briefing on the progress and achievements on two of the conditional grants for 2014/15 – namely, the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme Grants and the Ilima-Letsema. This presentation did not cover the third grant, Land Care. The ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Science and Technology on its 2014/15 Annual Report
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Select Committee on it 2014/2015 Annual Report. Of the 65 targets set for the 2014/15 financial year, the Department had achieved a total of 55 (85%), with 9% partially achieved and only 6% not achieved. The Committee expressed its appreciation that the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Nuclear international agreements with Korea; USA; Russian Federation, French Republic; People’s Republic of China
21 Oct 2015
The Department of Energy (DOE) briefed the Committee on the Intergovernmental Agreements signed with various countries around the nuclear build programme. The first section of the presentation presented an overview of the background of the SA Nuclear Programme, which began in 1985 with Koeberg. In 2011, an Integrated Resource Plan ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Agricultural Cooperatives & Post-Settlement Farmer Support (land reform projects such as RECAP) sustainability & economic impact: Department of Agriculture briefing
20 Oct 2015
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on its Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) impact evaluation. CASP had made progress in achieving some of its objectives but not enough had been made in promoting commercialisation, market access, employment ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
BAN Amendment to Basel Convention on Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes & their Disposal: Department of Environmental Affairs
13 Oct 2015
Documents handed out:
BAN Amendment to Basel Convention on Control of trans-boundary movements of hazardous waste and their disposal
Minutes date 28 July 2015
Minutes dated 4 August 2015
Minutes dated 22 September 2015
Oversight visit report to the North West in the Madibeng Area: Platinum Mining
The purpose of ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining Framework Agreement to assess socio-economic conditions of mineworkers: Department of Mineral Resources progress report
22 Sep 2015
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources received a briefing from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on the progress made in the implantation of the Mining Framework to assess the socio-economic conditions of mine workers.
In July 2013 the Framework Agreement for a Sustainable Mining Industry was developed. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services & Universal Services Access Agency mandate & role in communication sector
2 Sep 2015
The Universal Services Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) gave a presentation on its mandate and role in the communications sector, covering the programmes that it was currently working on and the projects which it was running, linking these to the overall strategic goals of digital migration that government had ...