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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 Public Enterprises and Communication
NEMISA impact on broadcasting industry; 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan
18 Oct 2017
Nemisa gave a briefing on its contribution to the broadcasting industry, a brief look at its Annual Performance Plan (APP) and what its role would be as it changed to a new body called Inesi Ikamva National E-Skills Institute.
Nemisa was situated at the crossroads for all skills development and ...
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
Transnet Corporate Social Investment projects
4 Oct 2017
Transnet briefed the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on how the company’s Corporate Social Investments (CSI) projects benefited South Africans and communities in creating a better life for all. Its CSI initiatives were spread across all provinces in South Africa, and consisted of socio-economic infrastructure development; whole school ...
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 ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
CSIR on their Annual Performance Plan
28 Jun 2017
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research presented their Annual Performance Plan.
The Council has been in existence for 72 years and has a mandate to promote scientific and industrial development. 70% of their researchers are involved in the domains of Science, Engineering and Technology, of which 18% are PhD ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill (MPRDA): public hearings
28 Jun 2017
The NCOP Committee public hearings were heard on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill (MPRDA) and 11 organisations availed themselves of the opportunity.
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill had been rejected by the President due to procedural defects which had to do with the manner ...