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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor / Richtersveld Community Deed of Settlement: DPE, COGTA, Treasury, DRDLR on completion of implementation; with Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
22 Nov 2017
Many stakeholders including the Richtersveld community and contactors forum, Department of Public Enterprises, Alexkor, National Treasury and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, in the presence of the Minister, Mr Gugile Nkwinti, briefed the Committee on the implementation of the Deed of Settlement between the Richtersveld Community and ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill: DAFF response to negotiating mandates
21 Nov 2017
The main agenda item for this meeting was a briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on comments emanating from the Provincial mandates on the Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders Bills. This would be followed by the Committee voting on the provincial amendments for the two Bills. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services 2016/17 Annual Report
15 Nov 2017
The Committee was due to discuss the Annual Report for the 2016/17 Financial Year for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services but it was resolved that the meeting be postponed and the delegation sent back due to the lack of ministerial attendance. The Minister was ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates
14 Nov 2017
The Committee received the provincial mandates on the MPRDA Bill (B15D-2013).
Eight provinces supported the Bill subject to amendments. The Western Cape asked for an extension and advised that it would submit its mandate to the Committee in due course.
The main concerns raised by the provinces centred on some ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Communications 2016/17 Annual Report
8 Nov 2017
The Select Committee was briefed on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Communications (DoC), and commended it on achieving a clean audit report for two consecutive years.
Key DoC achievements included the switch off of the analogue signal in core areas surrounding the Square Kilometre ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
MPRDA Committee Report
17 Oct 2017
The main agenda for this meeting was the discussion of the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) report, to be sent to provinces to provide input into their own discussions on their provincial MPRDA mandates.
In essence, all Committee Members accepted the report as presented, which meant it ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Film and Publication Board (FPB) public outreach and education programme
13 Sep 2017
The Film and Publications Board (FPB) briefed the Select committee on Communications and public enterprises on its outreach and public education programme. The briefing included their mandate, how they achieve their objectives, outreach findings and recommendations, their strategic outcomes and their Annual Performance Plan.
Technology has changed and FPB was ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Fourth Term Committee Programme: discussion
12 Sep 2017
This was an “internal” meeting to clarify the Committee’s strategy and plans for the 4th term and to approve a few outstanding reports.
A key discussion was on the dilemma the Committee faced in terms of its tight deadline in the 4th term to complete its work on the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Cost to Communicate: ICASA briefing
2 Aug 2017
ICASA, said that while voice was still the dominant revenue driver in the market, its prominence was declining due to consumers changing from voice to data. This has shifted attention to data services where Out-Of-Bundle (OOB) rates were relatively higher than in-bundle rates. It added that the greater demand for ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: DAFF response to submissions; Committee Report: MPRDA public hearing
1 Aug 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on submissions received on the Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] and the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015], and challenges and issues of concern raised in them. It also considered the report on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources ...