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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources Annual Performance Plan on matters affecting provinces
15 May 2018
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) provided the Committee with a breakdown of its planned targets for 2018/19 across its Programmes ie Corporate Services, Financial Administration, Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate, Mineral Regulation and lastly Mineral Policy and Promotion. Key projects for 2018/19 covered mine rehabilitation, shale gas, derelict and ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral & Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill [B15D-2013]: negotiating mandates
24 Apr 2018
The meeting to consider the negotiating mandates of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill attracted only five of the nine provinces to participate in the voting procedure.
The KZN mandate supported the Bill, but with substantial amendments. Its proposals suggested updated definitions, conveyed ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Reduction of cost to communicate: stakeholder briefing; with Deputy Minister
28 Mar 2018
The four main telecommunications operators in South Africa – Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom – together with the regulatory body, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), presented differing views to the Committee on how the cost to communicate could be reduced in the country.
Vodacom said the information ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Bills: consideration; Mineral and Petroleum Resources Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates
27 Mar 2018
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) met to consider the provincial mandates on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment (MPRDA) Bill, and to be briefed by a Parliamentary legal advisor on two Plant Bills.
The Chairperson advised that the Committee ...
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 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
Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] + Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015]: negotiating mandates
7 Nov 2017
The Committee discussed the negotiating mandates on the Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] and the Plant Breeders Bill [B11B-2015].
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) as well as legal representatives from the State Law Advisors office and the Parliamentary office attended as well.
On Both Bills, two provinces supported ...
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 ...