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Local Government (WCPP)
Consideration and Adoption of Committee Reports for the AR 2018/2019 Department of Local Government
31 Oct 2019
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Committee Report on Amending Section 25 of the Constitution
13 Mar 2019
Section 25 Process; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
The ad hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution met for a final time to consider and adopt a report to be referred to the National Assembly.
The report recorded what the Committee had done since its ...
Science and Technology
Science & Technology Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
13 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Chairperson took the Committee through the Legacy Report, highlighting issues pertaining the Department’s key focus areas, critical issues pertaining to the science, technology and innovation sector, the Committee’s oversight visits and its engagement with entities, despite time restrictions.
She also addressed the implementation ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Section 25 amendment: expert opinion
8 Mar 2019
Section 25 Process; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa; Draft Expropriation Bill; Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
The Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution met to hear the opinions of four experts: two experts in land valuations and two constitutional advocates ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill: consideration
6 Mar 2019
The Committee was taken through the amendments of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Members were overall pleased with the amendments. Members asked for the term of the Chief Executive Officer to be amended in line with what they had previously discussed. The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill [B42-2018]: deliberation
27 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed on Department’s correspondence with the Western Cape Government on the amendments to the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Clauses and sections of note were: Clause 17 would be amended by inserting a new clause in the ASSAf Act that dealt with appeal committees which would ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Legal Services on process to amend the Constitution
21 Feb 2019
The Ad Hoc Committee received a presentation from the Parliamentary Legal Services on the legislative process to amend Chapter 2 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land in the public interest without compensation.
The committee heard that in developing a policy in terms of ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill [B42-2018]: DST briefing
20 Feb 2019
The Committee met with the Department for a briefing on the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill.
The new Bill seeks to harmonise the processes for termination of the membership of Boards of entities established by the principal Acts, clarifying the requirements for the disqualification from membership of Boards or ...
Science and Technology
Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill [B6D-2016]: adoption
13 Feb 2019
The Committee considered and approved the NCOP amendments to the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill. The changes were largely technical in nature and not substantive. The bill was thereafter approved and referred to the House for consideration.
Members were informed that the Committee will be processing ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Election of Chairperson
12 Feb 2019
The Committee met to elect its Chairperson. Ms Thokozile Didiza (ANC) was elected to chair the ad hoc Committee. It was also agreed that Committee programme would be discussed on 22 February 2019.
The Committee also agreed to instruct the chief whips forum to engage on the matter of other ...