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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor / Richtersveld Community Deed of Settlement: DPE, COGTA, Treasury, DRDLR on completion of implementation; with Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
22 Nov 2017
Many stakeholders including the Richtersveld community and contactors forum, Department of Public Enterprises, Alexkor, National Treasury and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, in the presence of the Minister, Mr Gugile Nkwinti, briefed the Committee on the implementation of the Deed of Settlement between the Richtersveld Community and ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill: DAFF response to negotiating mandates
21 Nov 2017
The main agenda item for this meeting was a briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on comments emanating from the Provincial mandates on the Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders Bills. This would be followed by the Committee voting on the provincial amendments for the two Bills. ...
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 Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates
14 Nov 2017
The Committee received the provincial mandates on the MPRDA Bill (B15D-2013).
Eight provinces supported the Bill subject to amendments. The Western Cape asked for an extension and advised that it would submit its mandate to the Committee in due course.
The main concerns raised by the provinces centred on some ...
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
NEMISA impact on broadcasting industry; 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan
18 Oct 2017
Nemisa gave a briefing on its contribution to the broadcasting industry, a brief look at its Annual Performance Plan (APP) and what its role would be as it changed to a new body called Inesi Ikamva National E-Skills Institute.
Nemisa was situated at the crossroads for all skills development and ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
MPRDA Committee Report
17 Oct 2017
The main agenda for this meeting was the discussion of the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) report, to be sent to provinces to provide input into their own discussions on their provincial MPRDA mandates.
In essence, all Committee Members accepted the report as presented, which meant it ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Transnet Corporate Social Investment projects
4 Oct 2017
Transnet briefed the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on how the company’s Corporate Social Investments (CSI) projects benefited South Africans and communities in creating a better life for all. Its CSI initiatives were spread across all provinces in South Africa, and consisted of socio-economic infrastructure development; whole school ...