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Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) chapter launch; Sanitary Towel VAT exemption and Gender Based Budgeting: Treasury briefing
14 Sep 2016
Ms Thoko Didiza, newly-elected Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) briefed the joint Multi-Party Women’s Caucus (MPWC) on the launch of the CWP Chapter. As a member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), her main focus would be to promote democracy and sustainable development, as well as to engage ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 1 Quarter 2016/17 performance, with Minister in attendance
13 Sep 2016
The current drought was the worst since 1904 and had had a devastating effect on the sector and agricultural value chain. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) reported this when briefing the Portfolio Committee on its first quarter performance. About Forestry and Natural Resources Management (FNRM), TProvinces had ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills [B8 & 11 – 2015]: further deliberations
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through the rest of the Plant Improvement Bill’s clauses -- Clause 60 onwards -- in order to complete the deliberation and amending processes. The Parliamentary Legal Adviser (PLA) assisted with the reading of the bill, and each revised ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Constitutional Court judgment impact on Powers, Privileges & Immunities of Parliament Act; Ad Hoc Committee terms of reference
2 Sep 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee on Review of Powers and Privileges Act was recently briefed about the salient points raised in the Constitutional Court judgement in the matter of the Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (CCT86/15) regarding Section 11 of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: deliberations
2 Sep 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through the rest of the Plant Improvement Bill’s clauses in order to complete the deliberation and amending processes. The Parliamentary Legal Adviser assisted with the reading of the Plant Improvement Bill, and each revised clause was agreed individually ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement Bill: deliberations
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through the existing amendments and changes to clauses in the Plant Improvement Bill, in order to ensure the agreement of Members with the draft. The Parliamentary Legal Adviser assisted with the reading of the Bill, and each clause ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-2015]: President’s reservations; Plant Improvement / Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: deliberations; Agricultural Research Council nominations, in presence of Minister
23 Aug 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), in the presence of the Minister, updated the Committee on three Bills. The Committee was firstly notified of the President’s reservations on the procedures followed by the NCOP in the passing of the Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill (PAPA) [B 9B-2015]. The ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Election of Chairperson
27 May 2016
The Committee met briefly to elect Dr M Motshekga (ANC) as Chairperson.
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Land Bank board: finalisation of nominations
26 May 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has nominated three candidates to serve on the Board of Land Bank. The Committee further nominated one candidate in case of a shortfall. The following persons were nominated:
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on its 3 & 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance
24 May 2016
There was fear that the Land Bank would not be able to cope with the drought due to claims of underfunding though the Industrial Development Corporation had made money available to the entity.
This came out during discussions when the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries presented its third and ...