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Defence and Military Veterans
Introductory briefings by Military Ombud, Defence Force Service Commission & Reserve Force Council; AGSA Training; with Minister & Deputy
21 Aug 2019
The focus of the meeting was the introduction of the South African Military Ombud, the Defence Force Service Commission, the Reserve Force Council and the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA).
The SA Military Ombud, the Defence Force Service Commission and the Reserve Force gave introductory briefings on their mandates ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Civil-military relations in South Africa; with Minister
20 Aug 2019
The colloquium on civil-military relations (CMR) in South Africa was characterised by robust engagements from an academic, Parliamentary, executive, Departmental and military perspective.
The Chairperson’s opening overview described CMR as a contemporary and important issue that was related to a complex web of inter-relationships, established norms and practices between the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met to elect its Chairperson. Mr V Xaba (ANC) was nominated unopposed as Chairperson of the Committee, he accepted the nomination and declared as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans.
The newly elected Chairperson alerted Committee Members that the Committee was expected to hit ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
20 Feb 2019
The Presidency hosts Second National Land Reform Colloquium
The Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefed a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation. The Advisory Panel had asked ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Electronic Deeds Registration Systems Bill: public hearings; Communal Property Associations Annual Report; Rural Development BRRR; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2018
The Committee received submissions from various stakeholders on the Electronic Deeds Registration Systems (EDRS) Bill, the objective of which was to reduce the deeds registration time through changing from a manual to an electronic system.
The Law Society of South Africa (LASA) supported the Bill with a ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Restitution of Land Rights Bill: stakeholder consultation day 2
15 Aug 2018
Report of the High Level Panel on the assessment of key legislation
The status of the Mothlanthe High Level Panel (HLP) report again became the focus of strong commentary during the second day of the Committee’s stakeholder consultative meeting. Allegations that the majority opinion on the Committee was hostile to ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
High Level Panel on land reform and rural development: Dr Aninka Claassens briefing
14 Mar 2018
Report of the High Level Panel
The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform received a briefing from Dr Aninka Claassens, a member of the high level panel that had been led by former president Kgalema Motlanthe, regarding the findings and recommendations of the panel.
Dr Claassens said there ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
21 Feb 2018
The Members of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform met to continue with their clause by clause deliberations on the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill, and highlighted issues for clarity, recommendations and suggestions.
The main issues addressed in the Bill were the proposal for the delineation of ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
14 Feb 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) to discuss the amendments to the Communal Property Associations (CPA) Amendment Bill. It asked for clarity regarding the use of the words “community”, “labour tenants” and “property”, and phrases such as “public interest” and “disadvantaged communities”. Members ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations (CPA) Amendment Bill: Clause by Clause deliberation
1 Feb 2018
The Members of the Portfolio Committee met for the third day to continue their deliberations on the issues raised during public hearings on the Communal Property Association (CPA) Amendment Bill. The agenda of the day was to read the Amendment Bill clause by clause to see where and how the ...