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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Climate Change Bill: Negotiating Mandates; Deeds Registries A/B: submissions & adoption
16 Apr 2024
The Select Committee was presented with eight negotiating mandates on the Climate Change Bill as the Eastern Cape had not yet submitted its mandate. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) provided responses to each proposed amendment made by Gauteng, KZN and the Western Cape in their negotiating ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: Final Mandates (with Minister)
28 Mar 2024
The Select Committee convened virtually to finalise the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development (UPRD) Bill [B13B–2021].
Eight out of nine provinces voted in support of the bill. The Western Cape voted against the bill.
The Bill was adopted without amendments.
The accompanying meeting report was also approved.
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SA Post Office Soc Ltd A/B: DCDT response to public submissions; Adoption of Bill
27 Mar 2024
The Select Committee convened in a virtual meeting for a briefing by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to consider submissions received on the South African Post Office (SAPO) Amendment Bill.
The Department responded to the comments and proposals submitted by the South African Express Parcel Association, the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill: DMRE briefing
26 Mar 2024
[PMG did not attend the meeting as this was not reflected on the Z List. The below is compiled from the official Committee minutes].
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill: DALRRD briefing; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2024
The Select Committee convened a virtual meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) to be briefed on the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill [B14-2021] (section 76).
The Department said the Bill was holistic in scope and aligned with the International Plant Protection Convention. The Bill ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: Negotiating Mandate
19 Mar 2024
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to consider the negotiating mandates of the provincial legislatures on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill. All provinces voted in favour of the Bill, except for the Western Cape, which suggested that it should be completely redrafted.
Although Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal voted in ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Measures taken to deal with harmful online content pertaining to children, women and other vulnerable groups
6 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication was briefed by the Film and Publication Board (FPB) on the challenges and/or measures it had taken to deal with harmful online content pertaining to children, women and other vulnerable groups.
Members were taken through the newly assigned legislative mandate of ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Briefing by Safcol on CSI projects to develop surrounding communities; with Minister
28 Feb 2024
On a virtual platform, the Committee met with the South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) to hear about projects carried out to develop Safcol’s surrounding communities as part of the company’s corporate social investment (CSI). Introductory remarks were provided by the Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Pravin Gordhan, the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill: DALRRD briefing; International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; with Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) presented the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill. The meeting got off to a rocky start as there was no executive authority present, which the Committee took great umbrage to. After a wait ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor update on the community’s leadership stability and the profitability of the entity’s business activities; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2023
The Committee received a briefing from the Alexkor diamond mine in a virtual meeting on the leadership stability at the Communal Property Association (CPA), the profitability of the West Coast entity’s business activities, and the status of the planned financial compensation to members of the Richtersveld Community in accordance ...