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NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Engagement with NERSA, CEF, CGS & Alekor on matters identified by AGSA; with Minister
1 Apr 2025
The Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources met with the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources and representatives from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), the Central Energy Fund (CEF), the Council for Geoscience (CGS), and Alexkor to discuss audit outcomes and matters identified by ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
DTIC, MP Provincial Economic Department & MP Development Corporation on SEZ delays (with Deputy Minister)
26 Mar 2025
The Select Committee convened a virtual meeting on 26 March 2025 to receive updates on the Nkomazi Special Economic Zone (SEZ) from various stakeholders, including the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), the Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism, the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA), and ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
SABC’s financial sustainability, operational challenges, implementation of turnaround strategy; with Ministry
12 Mar 2025
The Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade was briefed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on its financial sustainability, operational challenges, and the implementation of the turnaround strategy.
The Committee heard that the funding model of the SABC had not changed in the last 50 years. The ...
Joint Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Finalisation of the Steering Committee membership (with Deputy Minister)
27 Feb 2025
The Caucus met to adopt its first term programme and to finalise its multiparty steering committee membership.
The Caucus meets monthly, on the last Thursday of each month. Its steering committee will meet more frequently on days still to be identified and agreed by its members.
The Caucus had ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
26 Feb 2025
The Select Committee was briefed by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) on its performance plan for the 2024/25 financial year. Members raised various concerns regarding the entity's operations and strategy. These included questions about alternative arrangements to the Paris Club if South Africa should move ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Small-scale Fisheries Sector: PLAAS briefing
25 Feb 2025
The Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Mineral Resources (the Committee) convened a virtual meeting with Professor Moenieba Isaacs from the Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) to discuss events leading to the formation of the small-scale fishery ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
Responses to the national disaster of food-borne illnesses; National Consumer Council Q2 2024/25 Performance; with the Minister
18 Feb 2025
The Select Committee met to address several critical concerns regarding food safety, spaza shop regulation, market surveillance, and consumer protection. One key issue raised was the unregulated production of food in unsanitary conditions, with questions about how the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition tracks and ensures that food is ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Free State Oversight Report
10 Dec 2024
The Committee was supposed to meet with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on the provincial conditional grants and the electrification and energy programme but as there were no political principals available, the item was postponed. The Chairperson said this would be dealt with at the Committee’s next ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
Sentech’s financial stability and SABC’s debt to the entity; with Deputy Minister
4 Dec 2024
The Select Committee met to discuss SENTECH's financial stability, the debt owed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), and the financial challenges faced by community broadcasters.
Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele explained the importance of finding solutions to mitigate losses and ensure the financial sustainability of SENTECH and the ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
Special Economic Zones & Industrial Development Parks: DTIC update, with Deputy Minister
20 Nov 2024
The Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade convened to discuss the status of Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s (DTIC) presentation highlighted the critical role of SEZs in driving economic growth through export-led industrialisation, job creation, and the integration of Small, Medium, and Micro ...