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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Richtersveld Community & Alexkor Deed of Settlement implementation: progress report by Public Enterprises
21 Feb 2018
The Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises is toying with the idea of putting the Richtersveld land restitution claim under administration and conducting a forensic investigation on the matter.
The Committee indicated the Richtersveld issue has been moving at a snail's pace and stakeholders do not seem to be ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services 2016/17 Annual Report
15 Nov 2017
The Committee was due to discuss the Annual Report for the 2016/17 Financial Year for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services but it was resolved that the meeting be postponed and the delegation sent back due to the lack of ministerial attendance. The Minister was ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Communications 2016/17 Annual Report
8 Nov 2017
The Select Committee was briefed on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Communications (DoC), and commended it on achieving a clean audit report for two consecutive years.
Key DoC achievements included the switch off of the analogue signal in core areas surrounding the Square Kilometre ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] + Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015]: negotiating mandates
7 Nov 2017
The Committee discussed the negotiating mandates on the Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] and the Plant Breeders Bill [B11B-2015].
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) as well as legal representatives from the State Law Advisors office and the Parliamentary office attended as well.
On Both Bills, two provinces supported ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Science and Technology 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on its annual report for 2016/17.
The DST reported that it had made significant progress in aligning its work to national priorities through the outcome-oriented goals. Some of the achievements noted in this regard ...
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
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 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
Technology Innovation Agency Annual Performance Plan; Eskom tariff increases 2017/18
14 Jun 2017
The Committee received briefing from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) on its Annual Performance Plan for 2017/18.
The Agency indicated that it was planning to have 10 innovation project outputs taken up in the market in the 2017/18 financial year. TIA was also planning to have 27 knowledge innovation products ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill: public hearing
13 Jun 2017
The Select Committee on Land and Minerals in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) heard representations from three entities when it held a public hearing on the proposed Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill. Presentations were made by the South African Oil and Gas Alliance (SAOGA), the Centre ...