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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: Final Mandates & Finalisation
2 May 2024
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture held a virtual meeting to consider the final provincial mandates on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill [B2D-2022].
Provincial representatives provided their final mandates on the BELA Bill. The Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, North West, Limpopo, Free ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates; National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill: adoption
2 May 2024
DMRE Response to Portfolio Committee public submissions on Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill
The Select Committee considered the Negotiating Mandates from the provinces on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill but did not support any of their proposed amendments, as an insufficient number of provinces supported each proposal.
The Committee unanimously voted ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill: Negotiating Mandates
30 Apr 2024
The Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy held a virtual meeting to consider the negotiating mandates on the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill [B8B – 2021]. Eight provinces submitted their negotiating mandates and voted in support of the Bill. The Western Cape did ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Committee Legacy Report
24 Apr 2024
The Select Committee convened virtually to consider and adopt its Committee Legacy report on activities undertaken from May 2019 to March 2024. Having considered the report's content, the Committee resolved to adopt the 6th Parliament's Legacy Report.
The major concern emanating from the Report is the swift policy shifts ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: proposed amendments
24 Apr 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Legal Advisor presented the Select Committee proposed amendments (C-list) of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill that included the definition of corporal punishment, admissions policy, language policy, learner conduct, random searches, suspension and expulsion procedures.
Concerns were raised again by a Member ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Climate Change Bill: Final Mandates; Deeds Registries Amendment Bill: Committee Report
23 Apr 2024
The Select Committee convened virtually to consider the Final Provincial Mandates on the Climate Change Bill [B9B–2022]. All nine provinces adopted the bill. The Bill was adopted without amendment.
The accompanying report was approved.
In addition, the Committee adopted its report on the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill. The Bill ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Statistics Amendment Bill: deliberations & adoption
23 Apr 2024
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor in her briefing to the Select Committee highlighted the exclusion of private dwellings from the Statistics Act, which posed challenges for data collection and accurate statistics. The Statistics Amendment Bill included an amendment to allow private dwellings to be inspected. However, in its 12 March ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: deliberations
18 Apr 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee continued and completed its deliberations from Clauses 16 to 52 on the B version of Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill as passed by the National Assembly.
Despite differing opinions, the majority of provinces accepted each clause unchanged according to their negotiating mandates. ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: response to mandates & deliberations
17 Apr 2024
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor provided detailed feedback on the concerns raised in the negotiating mandates of the nine provinces on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill which dealt with constitutional adherence, public engagement, procedural concerns, financial implications and clause-by-clause deliberations. She emphasised the importance of thorough public engagement and ...
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 ...