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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 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 Science and Technology 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on its annual report for 2016/17.
The DST reported that it had made significant progress in aligning its work to national priorities through the outcome-oriented goals. Some of the achievements noted in this regard ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: FFC submission
12 Sep 2017
The FFC told the Committee that it had focused on urban areas for the current year, after focusing on the rural areas in the previous year. It was unclear if the SA economic growth pattern was pro-poor. The SA workforce was predominantly urban-based. Inequality was high in the metros. Improved ...
NCOP Finance
KZN 2016/17 expenditure: Provincial Treasury report; Transkei Road Transport Corporation Petition report
28 Jun 2017
The National Treasury stated that for KwaZulu-Natal, total accruals and payables increased to R4.2 billion in 2016/17. The bulk of those emanated from Education; Health; Transport and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The province over collected against its own revenue target. The cash balance declined from R3.5 billion to R2.9 ...
NCOP Appropriations
Committee Report on OR Tambo District Municipality referral
28 Jun 2017
The draft report on the OR Tambo district municipality referral was read through by the Chairperson.
The Acting Chairperson highlighted that the National and Provincial Treasuries; the Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and the Department of Cooperative Governance, had waited too long to intervene to support and strengthen ...
NCOP Finance
FAIS Ombud Annual Performance Plan
21 Jun 2017
The Financial Advisor and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Ombudsman, responsible for the regulation of financial service providers, reported to the Committee on its annual performance plan. It had received 10 846 complaints in the 2016/17 financial year, of which 5 183 cases were dismissed, 4 769 were referred to other entities, ...
NCOP Finance
Mpumalanga, Western Cape & Gauteng 2016/17 expenditure: Provincial Treasury reports
14 Jun 2017
Documents awaited:
National Treasury: Provincial budgets and expenditure, 2016/17 [awaited]
National Treasury spoke about the financial performance of Mpumalanga, Western Cape and Gauteng for 2016/17. For Gauteng, Treasury noted underspending on Compensation of Employees (CoE), and overspending in Health and Education. Own revenue collection increased. There were medical negligence claims ...
Joint Rules
Public Participation Model; Joint Sitting rulings; Review of Joint Rules progress report; Speaker's conduct 22 November 2016
23 Nov 2016
The Committee met to engage on the proposed Public Participation Model, joint sitting rulings, to receive a progress report on the review of the Joint Rules of Parliament, and to discuss the conduct of the Speaker of the National Assembly.
The draft Public Participation Model was circulated but Members complained ...