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Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament Amendment Bill: committee report
29 May 2018
The Committee met briefly to approve the report on the processes followed in amending the Powers and Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act.
Members of the Committee pointed out instances where, for purposes of absolute accuracy, it would be preferable for the report to use the exact ...
Science and Technology
Sovereign Innovation Fund: Uptake of Locally-developed Technologies Strategy: Department progress report
23 May 2018
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) provided the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology with a progress update on increasing the uptake of locally developed Technologies; and the Sovereign Innovation Fund. The proposal to Cabinet on seven key work packages of locally developed technologies had been approved, and a ...
Science and Technology
Science, Technology & Innovation Institutional Review: Department briefing & way forward
16 May 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on the Review of the South African Science, Technology and Innovation Institutional Landscape (STIIL) Report. Minister Naledi Pandor had appointed the STIIL Panel in November 2015 to deal with a number of key questions, including whether the current structure and function ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review: adoption of programme for public hearings
10 May 2018
The meeting concerned the programme to facilitate public hearings on the proposed review of section 25 of the Constitution to provide for the expropriation of land without compensation.
Chairperson Smith noted the public hearings were originally scheduled to begin at the end of May 2018. The NCOP however had to ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament Amendment Bill: public submission
2 May 2018
Despite a late start and a lack of quorum, the Chairperson resolved the meeting continue in order to discuss the public submission on the draft Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures Amendment Bill. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor, noted several technical amendments which still had to be ...
Science and Technology
CSIR & SA National Space Agency 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
25 Apr 2018
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research briefed the Committee on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plan for 2018/19. One of the highlights of the report was one of the strategic objectives of the organisation which was to conduct relevant research to foster industrial development. The key areas here were ...
Science and Technology
Academy of Science SA & Technology Innovation Agency 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
19 Apr 2018
The Academy of Science of South Africa highlighted that science and humanities can be balanced, that there is a need for a regional network and that science advice, and what the Academy of Science of South Africa terms consensus studies, is necessary so that government can be provided with research-based ...
Science and Technology
National Research Foundation & NACI & HSRC 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2018
Three entities of the Department of Science and Technology briefed the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology on their Annual Performance Plans for the 2018/19 financial period.
The National Research Foundation reported its transformation agenda is focusing on equity profiles of the South African research workforce by improving the representivity ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
17 Apr 2018
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) had a bigger role to play within the context of South Africa, especially in the economic space, and its White Paper would explore how it would reposition itself to be able to play a meaningful role and direct the future economic growth of ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review: proposed programme for public hearings
20 Mar 2018
The Joint Committee on Constitutional Review was given a mandate by the National Assembly and the National Provincial Council of Provinces to review of Section 25 of the Constitution, and other clauses where necessary, to make it possible for the state to expropriate land in the public interest without compensation. ...