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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Public Enterprises’ SOCS performance update, with Deputy Minister present
15 Mar 2017
The Department gave an update on the performance of State Owned Companies (SOCs). The presentation covered the economic policy framework and the performance review methodology followed by a performance report per SOC and an overview of the portfolio.
Despite the declining volumes and rising costs, Eskom was projected to post ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Community Radio/TV support & Digital Migration by Sentech; ATU & ITU Treaties with Minister
8 Feb 2017
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services encouraged the Committee to recommend the ratification by the National Council of Provinces of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Convention of 1999 and the Final Acts of the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). These were needed in order to ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders Bill: briefing by DAFF with Deputy Minister in attendance
24 Jan 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Plant Improvement Bill and the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill. Members were provided with insight into the purpose and objectives of the Bills as well as detail on the processes involved in the development of the Bills. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
International Telecommunications Regulations, World Radio Communications Conference & ITU Final Acts
30 Nov 2016
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services introduced two international agreements to the Committee which required ratification. The first was the International Telecommunications Regulations of 2012, and he apologised for the delay in presenting these to the Committee, which was the result of extensive work done to ensure that they ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SAFCOL update on internal investigations against senior managers and board members
23 Nov 2016
The Committee noted the apologies of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises and stressed that it was important that the Executive should be present, noting, however, that this was unavoidable on the current day because the Minister was not in the country and the Deputy Minister was attending ...
Joint Standing on Intelligence
Inspector General of Intelligence appointment: Interviews
8 Nov 2016
The Sub-Committee on Intelligence met for interviews for the post of Inspector General of Intelligence.
The Committee interviewed the following five candidates:
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Community radio station licensing and support: MDDA briefing
2 Nov 2016
The Media Diversity and Development Agent (MDDA) briefed the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on the licensing and support it gives to radio stations across the provinces. It was entrusted with ensuring that there was media diversification in South Africa and that those who had previously been excluded ...
Joint Standing on Intelligence
Inspector General of Intelligence appointment: shortlisting of candidates by JSCI sub-committee
1 Nov 2016
The Committee met to shortlist candidates to be interviwed for the vacant post of Inspector General of Intelligence. The Committee received 17 applications but only 12 met the minimum advertised requirements. There was a brief debate on whether the shortlist should have 10 or 12 names. The Committee eventually settled ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Paris COP 21 Agreement; Alien and invasive species list; Environmental Assessment Practitioners / Professional Hunters regulations
25 Oct 2016
The Department of Environmental Affairs first briefed the Committee on the United Nations’ COP21 Agreement report, following its adoption by 196 countries at the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting held in Paris. The agreement provided a broad legal framework to be undertaken by signatory countries for ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Eskom on its tariff increase and pricing for municipalities for 2016/17
21 Sep 2016
The Eskom CFO spoke on the 2016/17 tariff increase. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) made a decision on Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) submission for the shortfall in costs for 2013/14 and granted Eskom only half of the R22.8-billion variance. This amounts to a 9.4% tariff increase ...