Ms Ellen Prins

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Ellen Prins

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication SABC on its Annual Performance Plan: meeting cancelled due to absence of Minister, Deputy & DG
    21 Jun 2017

    The Committee was supposed to receive a briefing from South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) on its revised Annual Performance Plan (APP) and Strategic Plan. 

    However, Members decided that the meeting should not proceed since the Minister, Deputy Minister and the Director-General of Communications were not present in the meeting. Members ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill (MPRDA): public hearings
    20 Jun 2017

    The main theme of the briefings on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill dealt with the impact which mining activities had on communities living near mining areas, and the fact that these mining communities lacked support to engage and consult effectively with mining rights holders.

    The Mining ...

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Technology Innovation Agency Annual Performance Plan; Eskom tariff increases 2017/18
    14 Jun 2017

    The Committee received briefing from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) on its Annual Performance Plan for 2017/18. 

    The Agency indicated that it was planning to have 10 innovation project outputs taken up in the market in the 2017/18 financial year. TIA was also planning to have 27 knowledge innovation products ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill: public hearing
    13 Jun 2017

    The Select Committee on Land and Minerals in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) heard representations from three entities when it held a public hearing on the proposed Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill. Presentations were made by the South African Oil and Gas Alliance (SAOGA), the Centre ...

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication South African Post Office progress and plans
    7 Jun 2017

    The South African Post Office (SAPO) presentation focused on the 2016/17 financial year progress, what went wrong, what went right, and how to go about fixing those wrongs in 2017/18. One of the things that went wrong in the previous year were the financials. SAPO spends approximately R70 million per ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister and Deputy Minister
    30 May 2017

    Land restitution and reform were critical issues, Members of the Select Committee on Land and Minerals were told when a delegation from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), led by the Minister and Deputy Minister, presented an overview of the annual performance plan (APP) for 2017/18.

    The ...

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Department of Public Enterprises on its Annual Performance Plan
    24 May 2017

    The Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on its Strategic Plan for 2014/15-2018/19 and the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan (APP). The state-owned companies (SOCs) within the Department had a combined asset value of over R1 trillion and this capacity could influence the direction of the ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Rhino Horn Marking & Trophy Hunting Amended Norms & Standards; Plant Improvement & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: submissions
    23 May 2017

    The Department of Environment’s (DEA) unit on biodiversity and conservation briefed the Committee on new norms and standards that would facilitate the protection of rhinoceroses. The Content Advisor to the Committee provided an overview of comments received from stakeholders on two new drafts of legislation which aimed to regulate the ...

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Department of Communications & GCIS on their Annual Performance Plan
    10 May 2017

    The Government Communication and Information System briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance plan (2017/18 -2019/20). The overarching strategic objective of the organisation was to provide adequate and effective Corporate Services functions in pursuit of good governance.

    Challenges included:

    • Limited fiscal resources in constrained budget environment;
    • Increased demand for government ...
  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on its Annual Performance Plan
    3 May 2017

    The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) presented the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan the Department to the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises. DTPS 2017/18 APP priorities identified included drafting of ICT legislation, broadband connectivity, finalisation and approval of the national e-strategy, finalisation and approval of the e-government ...