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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
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 ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Ingonyama Trust Board & Commission on Restitution of Land Rights 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance; Committee Oversight Reports
2 Sep 2015
The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (the Commission) presented its expenditure trends and financial and performance report for the 1st quarter of the 2015/16 financial year. The performance was fully described by noting the achievements and the targets. In the first quarter, there was a target to settle 92 ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations on public comments, with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works continued to take Members through the comments made during the public hearings on the Expropriation Bill, indicating what comments had been made and whether the Department agreed with them or had other views. The Department had added to the Preamble to make it clear ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Rural Development on its 4 Quarter 2014/15 & 1st quarter 2015/16 performance & Financial and Fiscal Commission analysis
18 Aug 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the expenditure trends and performance of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and its entities for 2014/15 and the first quarter of the 2015/16 financial year.
The FFC said the rural share of poverty fell ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
National Contractor Development Programme: Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) briefing
17 Aug 2015
The Portfolio committee on Public works met to receive a briefing by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on the National Contractor Development Programme. The role of the CIDB was not only the registration of contractors, but it also had a mandate to support, facilitate and promote the industry. The ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Spatial Planning Land Use Management Act implementation; Rama and Riemvasmaak challenges: Department progress report; Committee Oversight Visit Report
12 Aug 2015
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DLDLR) provided a progress report on its interventions to address the challenges arising from the actions of the Rama Communal Property Association (CPA). The CPA had initiated some income generating activities on its land, which included a quarry business, and had started ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
One District-One Agri-Park implementation in context of Rural Economic Transformation Model
24 Jun 2015
The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) jointly presented on the implementation of the One District, One Agri-Park programme in the context of the framework of the rural economic transformation model.
DAFF’s presentation focused on its role in ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Communal Property Associations 2014/15 Report: briefing with Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
17 Jun 2015
Members expressed concern that the Communal Property Associations Annual Report 2014/5 had not been signed by the Minister nor tabled in Parliament yet. The Committee agreed that it could not consider the Department’s presentation because the corresponding report had not been submitted to them in advance. The Deputy Director-General of ...
Small Business Development
Retail Industry on Access to Market & Value Chain for SMMEs & Cooperatives (Massmart and Tiger Brand); Integrated approach on implementation of National School Nutrition Programme as a set-aside for SMMEs & Cooperatives
10 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development invited the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to a briefing by the retail industry on access to the market and ...