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Rural Development and Land Reform
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform & Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on their 2015/16 Annual Reports with Auditor General input
12 Oct 2016
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR) presented their 2015/16 annual reports to the Portfolio Committee, after receiving input from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the performance of the Department’s portfolio.
AGSA reported that he portfolio’s ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications & GCIS 2015/16 Annual Reports with Auditor General input & Minister
11 Oct 2016
Department of Communications Annual Report
The Committee met with officials from the Auditor General South Africa and the Minister of Communications to discuss the performance of the Department and some of its entities for the 2015/16 financial year. Presentations were made by AGSA, Department of Communications and Government Communications and Information ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board on Public Protector Report; SCA ruling; appointment of former COO; implications of court & ICASA rulings; Broadcasting Act compliance
5 Oct 2016
The Committee called a meeting to discuss urgent issues about the Public Protector Report: When Governance and Ethics Fail which dealt with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board. The SABC Board gave a briefing to the Committee on five matters the Committee had requested it to elaborate on. According ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations performance; Constitutional Court judgment: implications for Commission on Restitution of Land Rights; with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on the performance of Communal Property Associations for March to December 2015. In all, 1 483 Communal Property Associations (CPAs) had been registered since the passing of the Act and 48 were registered in the 2015/16 ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: public hearings day 2
31 Aug 2016
The South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) contended that South Africa was challenged by the new age of hate which was taking place in social media which, from its point of view, could be termed anti-social media. By means of the so-called social media, the Jewish community was being ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: public hearings day 1
30 Aug 2016
Public stakeholders briefed the Committee on their submissions on the controversial Films and Publications Amendment Bill. Many organisations were of the view that certain provisions were unconstitutional.
The South African Communications Forum (SACF) submitted that the term “child pornography” should be replaced by “child sexual abuse material”, a term which ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Department Rural Development and Land Reform on its 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Minister
24 Aug 2016
The Department achieved 56% of Q4 targets and 50% of Annual Performance Report targets in its Administration programme while annual targets on vacancies filled and disciplinary cases were partially achieved. In Geospatial and Cadastral Services, the Department achieved 77% of its Q4 targets and 69% of its APR targets. The ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan
4 May 2016
The Department of Defence (DOD) presented its 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan and budget. The Secretary for Defence noted that budget remained a major concern, and the fact that the budget was nowhere near the ideal figure meant that the SA Defence Review, a plan that would unfold over the next ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Amendment Bill [B39-2015]: Department of Communications briefing
8 Mar 2016
The Committee received a briefing on the Broadcasting Amendment Bill from the Department of Communications. The Bill will lead to a reduction in the number of non-executive directors in the Board, from twelve to nine, in order to strengthen the Board and also to streamline its operation. These changes were ...
Justice and Correctional Services
IT modernisation project implementation: Department of Correctional Services briefing
23 Feb 2016
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) gave feedback on the implementation of its IT-modernisation project. Before the presentation commenced, the National Commissioner recapped the projects of the DCS and highlighted some developments and challenges in the Department. He noted that the DCS had previously engaged in a programme involving consultants, ...