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Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on 2016/17 Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan
7 Apr 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its Annual Performance Plan for 2016 – 2017, with the Deputy Minister in attendance.
One of the important medium term strategic framework priorities was the growth of sustainable rural enterprises and industries, characterised by strong ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Ingonyama Trust Board & CRLR on their 2016 Strategic Plans; Analysis of Department’s performance: briefing by DPME & AGSA, with Deputy Speaker & Deputy Minister
6 Apr 2016
The Minister and one of the Deputy Minister's ( Mr Mcebisi Skwatsha) apologised for their absence. The Deputy Speaker, Mr Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli, and the other Deputy Minister in the Department (Ms Candith Mashego-Dlamini) were welcomed to the meeting.
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation briefed the Committee on ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform expenditure: HSRC & Treasury inputs
5 Apr 2016
The Committee, with the Deputy Minister in attendance, heard from National Treasury that the Department had been very successful in spending its allocation. Under the Restitution Programme, a total of 130 000 new claims had been lodged since 2014, and the number was expected to increase to 397 000 claims ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill [B33-2015]: deliberations continued
16 Mar 2016
Representatives of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), the National Treasury (NT), banking institutions and other relevant stakeholders, attended a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance for a clause-by-clause reading and consideration of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill.
The Financial Intelligence Centre explained the objectives of each clause, and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Policy; National Gambling Board 2016 Plans & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance; National Credit Act regulations
9 Mar 2016
Missing Doc: National Gambling Policy: Final (November 2015) [emai info@pmg.org.za]
The Chairperson noted that the Committee is unhappy with the caps put in place on interest rates in the National Credit Act regulations due to become active on 13 March, plus it lacks policy on old debt. The clause ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Land Rights Management Facility on its 2015 Performance, with Deputy Ministers
2 Mar 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Land Rights Facility Management Facility (LRMF) on its 2015 performance. The LRMF provides specialised legal and mediation services to indigent individuals and communities who faced the violation of their land rights. Since 1 January 2013, 1 830 matters were dealt with by the project. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Minister of Finance on the 2016 Budget
25 Feb 2016
In the presence of the Minister of Finance, the Director General of National Treasury briefed the Committee on the 2016 Budget and the Minister answered questions. Taking the Committee through the presentation, the DG focused on the reasons for tough decisions and why South African needed to act pre-emptively. The ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2016
The Committee welcomed the Quarterly Reports as they showed the progress that had been made in dealing with claims. However discomfort was expressed at the pace of restitution. The Committee was very interested in the research aspect of the Commission's brief. They asked whether, after involving research institutions, the 1 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on State of Nation Address & DTI mandate; WTO 10th Ministerial Conference outcome; Unilever engagement
23 Feb 2016
The Minister of Trade and Industry spoke about the State of Nation Address with respect to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mandate. Global demand in 2016 was expected to remain low. Commodity exporters were struggling. Drought was a key risk. Weak global demand in traditional markets constrained SA ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, Ingonyama Trust Board on their 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
17 Feb 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its 2nd and 3rd Quarter Performance Reports in 2015/16; and the 2nd and 3rd Quarter Financial Performance Report for 2015/2016 in the presence of the Minister, Deputy Minister and the Director-General. The Committee identified as ...