Noko Phineas Masipa

National Assembly

@NokoMasipa

About Noko Phineas Masipa

Mr Noko Phineas Masipa is a member of the National Assembly and he sits in the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (National Assembly Committees) . He is a member of the Democratic Alliance.

2020 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 19 meetings out of 19

2019 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 16 meetings out of 17

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Recent meetings attended

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill [B6-2020]: DALRRD briefing; with Minister — 26 Jun 2020
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — DAFF & ARC 2019/20 Quarter 3 & 4 performance; with Minister — 10 Jun 2020
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — Ingonyama Trust Board & DRDLR 2019/20 Quarter 3 & 4 performance; with Minister — 4 Jun 2020
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Budget: Committee Report — 29 May 2020
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) Programme: briefing — 26 May 2020

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

20th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill [B6-2020]: DALRRD briefing 26 Jun 2020

Mr N Masipa (DA) said that the Department needed to look into engaging various other departments for their inputs, but should also ask for an extension in order to do proper work in order to avoid legal challenges in future.
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Budget: Committee Report 29 May 2020

Mr N Masipa (DA) said the Land Bank matter was not captured properly in the report by not stating if the bank is under business rescue or if it is simply facing accountability issues. He asked for clarity about technical issues in the report specifically about the 450 farmers and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Budget: Committee Report 29 May 2020

Mr N Masipa (DA) said that DALRRD needs to ensure that the M&E framework is in place at the Land Bank for accountability purposes for the funding it receives for various programmes. There is also a need to add some other entities that deal with funds that go to the ...
Upgrade of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Bill: Department briefing 26 May 2020

Mr N Masipa (DA) found the jobs created for NARSYEC were not sustainable yet the Department advised that the training and skills development would be directly linked to the mandate of the Department. How many of the NARSYEC graduates of the Department have been employed or received any internship from ...
Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement; DALRRD Budget: Committee Report; Implementation of Covid-19 Agricultural Disaster Support Fund 19 May 2020

Mr N Masipa (DA) said he took cognisance of government’s plans to assist small holder farmers to export to African markets, yet he was also mindful of the lack of infrastructure on the African continent. Inter-African trade had become a costly and laborious affair and he did not think ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development 11 Jun 2020

What is the Government’s position regarding the agricultural exports to China in light of the current coronavirus pandemic?
Questions asked to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development 1 Jun 2020

In light of the fact that her department presented stimulus package programme for the emerging farmers, wherein 262 farmers are going to be supported through this programme, and the fact that beneficiary farmers were assessed and evaluated by both the Agricultural Research Council and Entsika, what are the (a) details ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development 22 May 2020

What is the total number of farms and/or land parcels that her department purchased in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality; (2) whether any other state-owned and/or government department (a) bought and/or (b) owns land in the specified district municipality; if so, (i) what are the details of ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

GENDER-BASED VIOLENT INCIDENT IN BARDALE VILLAGE, MFULENI IN THE WESTERN CAPE (Draft Resolution) 12 Nov 2019

Hon House Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that another incident of gender-based violence raised its ugly head in Bardale Village, Mfulweni, on 26 September 2019;
2) further notes that Mrs Pumla Ntombela, ne Mvinjelwa, together with her two children Nhlanhla, 10 year-old and Bajabulile 6 ...
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY ECONOMICS 23 Oct 2019

Hon House Chair, hon Deputy Minister I think the numbers that you have given there in terms of the number of clients or farmers that were assisted are incorrect. Hon Deputy Minister, it is now planting time and pruning season and soon farmers will be harvesting. There were farmers that ...

All Plenary Appearances

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