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Land Reform and Rural Development
Farm worker conditions in South Africa: ILO research; Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill hearings programme
27 Jan 2016
The International Labour Organisation noted its mandate is the pursuit of decent work which carries the objectives of productivity. The commissioned research stems from the 2013 farm worker unrest in De Doorns in 2013, which spread to parts of the Boland. The research methodology included labour intensive farm industries where ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
WTO Decision on Implementation of Paragraph 6 of DOHA Declaration on TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
24 Nov 2015
The meeting was for the deliberation of Paragraph 6 of theDoha Declaration on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health. The agreement on (TRIPS) was an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The key flexibility provided by the TRIPS agreement was ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Communal Property Association 2015 Annual Report, Rama and Riemvasmaak updates: Department Rural Development & Land Reform briefings, minute adoption
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) presented the Annual Report 2014/15 for the Communal Property Associations (CPAs). To date, 1 428 CPAs were registered, with 48 being registered in the last financial year. Challenges faced by CPAs included ongoing conflicts amongst CPA members which centred on governance ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Register of Members’ Interests 2015: adoption
28 Oct 2015
Documents handed out: 2015 Register of Members’ Interests
The Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests met briefly to consider and adopt the 2015 Register of Members’ Interests.
Before they could proceed, it was noted that there were not enough Members to form a quorum and a suggestion was made that ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
"One Woman, One Hectare of Land" CGE Report; Rural Development & Land Reform Budget Review & Recommendations Report
28 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Commission for Gender Equality presented on its proposed campaign called One Woman, One Hectare of Land’. The campaign aims to mainstream gender equality, for it was proposed that the State should allocate one hectare of land, for the growing of food, to ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Extension of Security Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015]: briefing by Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
21 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), addressed the Committee on the motivation for the amendments to the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill, saying the fundamental resolve was to overcome decades of hardship in South Africa. Its redress was not about obsolete ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Ingonyama Trust Board on its 2014/15 Annual Report
15 Oct 2015
Summary
The Ingonyama Trust Board (the Trust) presented its Annual Report for the 2014/2015 financial year. The Trust had committed R6 000 000 for the purchase of tractors to support production on communal land and noted that substantial sums of money were paid out for the benefit of 120 Learners. ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform; Ingonyama Trust; Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
A representative of the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes and expenditure patters in the rural development portfolio for the 2014/2015 financial year. The quality of submitted financial statements for the Agricultural Land Holding Account (ALHA) was good but needed improvement. The quality of submitted ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: flagged clauses
23 Sep 2015
After discussing Member enquiries about the textile industry and the Centurion Aerospace Village, the Committee considered the clauses in the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill that had been flagged for further discussion during the previous day’s meeting. The Committee accepted the new definition of ‘measure’ and the DTI’s explanation ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister of Trade and Industry on DTI 2014/15 Annual Report; 1st quarter 2015/16 performance; audit findings with Auditor-General
8 Sep 2015
The Committee received a presentation by the office of the Auditor General on the audit of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which showed a marked and gradual improvement across the board since 2012 in both performance and financial management. The Department had received its first ‘clean audit’. However, ...