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Rural Development and Land Reform
MalaMala land claim settlement; Communal Property Associations without Title Deeds; Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill
13 Jun 2018
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) presented the steps that will be taken to assist CPAs to acquire their land and/or title deeds in each of the provinces. It has made interventions in most of the CPAs but some interventions will be finalised by the end of ...
Economic Development
Tourism sector: Department of Tourism briefing
13 Jun 2018
This joint meeting between the Portfolio Committee on Tourism and the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development and co-chaired by the former’s chairperson, Ms L Makhubela-Mashele, and the latter’s whip, Mr A Cele, was convened in recognition of the importance of tourism to the South African economy and because it is ...
Economic Development
Textile Industry: IDC briefing; Economic Development Department Quarter 4 performance with Minister & Deputy Minister
12 Jun 2018
The Minister of Economic Development, Mr Ebrahim Patel, presented the fourth quarter report of the Economic Development Department to the Committee and he was accompanied by his Deputy, Mr Madala Masuku.
The Minister reported that the country’s GDP declined 2.2 percent during the quarter with agriculture taking the biggest hit ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
CPA Amendment Bill: progress report on Northern Cape & KZN concerns; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2018
Most political principals and the majority of Members of Executive Councils are beneficiaries of the Communal Property Associations.
This revelation came during the debate when the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform was questioning the Northern Cape on concerns raised by communities during public hearings on the Communal ...
Economic Development
Import Regulations: briefing by ITAC
30 May 2018
The Committee was briefed on import control and enforcement by the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC). The meeting was also attended by stakeholders from the sugar and poultry industries.
Members had requested the briefing when they were considering ITAC’s annual report, because they felt they needed to understand the status ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Ingonyama Trust Board 2017/18 Quarter 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2018
Ingonyama Trust Board (IBT) achieved "zilch" in its Quarter 3 performance for 2017/18. This was the view of the Portfolio Committee after it was briefed by IBT. It wondered where the money had been spent because there was zero performance for the money spent. About 90% of the budget was ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Mpumalanga CPA Amendment Bill concerns; Acting Director General replacement, with Deputy Minister
16 May 2018
The Mpumalanga Department of Rural Development and Land Reform reported on its interventions to remedy the concerns raised at the Mpumalanga public hearings about the Communal Property Associations (CPAs) in that province. Mpumalanga DRDLR said weaknesses were a result of the lack of capacity. Budget cuts have impacted badly on ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Committee DRLR Budget Report
25 Apr 2018
The Committee met for consideration and adoption of minutes and the Draft Report of the Committee on the Budget Vote of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and its entities for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Committee adopted the Draft Minutes dated 20 March 2018 and18 April 2018 ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department (continued) & ITAC Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
24 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Economic Development was briefed by the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) and the Department of Economic Development (EDD) on their Annual Performance Plans (APPs) for the 2018/19 financial year, in the presence of the Minister. ITAC presented its APP to the Committee wherein clarity was provided ...
Economic Development
Department Economic Development & ITAC 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
27 Mar 2018
The Minister of Economic Development outlined the mandate of the Department, which was to align the plans of all the national departments to the National Development Plan and National Growth Path to ensure that the country experienced growth in both the economy and the number of jobs created. He described ...