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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, CRLR & Ingonyama Trust Board on thier 2014/15 Annual Report
17 May 2016
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its 2014/15 annual report. Key issues highlighted were its performance against the budget allocation, the achievement of an unqualified audit with findings, progress in training and the surveying of ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Universal Services and Access Agency of South Africa & USAF on their 2016 Annual Performance Plans
11 May 2016
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) and the Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) presented their strategic and annual performance plans, although the briefings were very short on the assumption that all Members had studied the documentation in advance.
The USAASA aimed to provide and promote ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Services Board on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan & Quarterly Reports
13 Apr 2016
The Committee met with delegates from the Financial Services Board (FSB) to discuss its strategic and annual performance plans, and performance report for 2016.
The FSB said its performance had been satisfactory over the period, with almost all targets being met or exceeded. The strategy document had been influenced largely ...
Finance Standing Committee
2016 Budget: National Treasury responses & further clarification
4 Mar 2016
The National Treasurer gave responses questions raised at public hearings, and provided further clarifications on the budget. He noted that the Office of the National Treasury had received enormous inputs and comments in the aftermath of the 2016 budget speech. Questions were responded to without making reference to them, because ...
Finance Standing Committee
Pre-Budget presentation by Parliamentary Budget Office; South African Economic Update: World Bank briefing
17 Feb 2016
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) provided pre-budget analysis of the macro-economic background and the fiscal framework for 2016, to a joint meeting attended by the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations and the Standing and Select Committees on Finance.
The Office discussed South Africa’s difficult economic climate, noting revised downward ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Denel on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Denel suspensions
17 Feb 2016
Denel Group presented its integrated annual report for 2014/15, with the acting Chief Financial Officer briefing the Committee on Denel’s financial success since 2011, their financial statements, and their unqualified audit report. He stressed the importance of viewing Denel as a solvent group thanks to unprecedented growth over the last ...
NCOP Finance
Turks and Caicos Islands; Brazil; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Uruguay; Zimbabwe tax agreements; Committee Reports on Provincial Treasuries & Kwa-Zulu Natal oversight
14 Oct 2015
The Select Committee on Finance was briefed on the amended Tax Treaty with Zimbabwe by National Treasury. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) conducted a briefing on five international agreements with Brazil, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Uruguay which aimed to remove barriers to cross-border trade ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) on its role & mandate and on intellectual property as a tool for economic growth
23 Sep 2015
The National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) explained that it is a entity within the Department of Science and Technology. Its aim is to protect intellectual property and intellectual property rights that are created with public funds. NIPMO operations and its goals moving into the future as well as the ...