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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
KZN Report-back on Taking People to Parliament 2022 Report; with Deputy Minister
10 Oct 2023
The Committee met virtually to hear an update from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) on the executive undertakings arising from the public hearings and site tour held in the Ugu District in KZN during the 14–18 November 2022 National Council of Provinces' Taking Parliament To ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
How spectrum availability will reduce cost to communicate; with ICASA & Deputy Minister
27 Sep 2023
In the virtual meeting, the Deputy Minister said that ICASA ensured that all the spectrum that had been auctioned in March 2022 has been paid for and that the national fiscus benefited from the R14.4 billion proceeds. On lowering the cost to communicate by addressing competition in the sector, ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Agricultural Products Standards A/B & National Veld and Forest Fire A/B: Negotiating Mandates (with Deputy Minister)
26 Sep 2023
Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt the provinces’ negotiating mandates on the Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill [B15B – 2021], as well as the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill [B24B – 2021]
Most of ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Update on Denel’s performance, financial sustainability and challenges; with Deputy Minister
15 Jun 2023
The Select Committee met with the state-owned entity, Denel, and the Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises to discuss the turnaround plan the entity would implement over the next three years.
Denel's presentation was centred on the current state of its affairs, now that its financial liquidity was no longer ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: DALRRD briefing; with Minister
13 Jun 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the amendments to the Agricultural Product Standards Bill, which included re-definitions and substitutions that would improve clarity and strengthen the meaning of the Bill.
The presentation addressed the weaknesses of the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Measures to improve Transnet freight division; with Minister
2 Jun 2023
The Committee met with Transnet to receive a briefing on the measures in place to improve the organisation’s freight division. It was indicated that the entity is currently making progress in improving its corporations and investing in infrastructure, personnel, and equipment. There are also efforts in place to bring ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Protocol to Nairobi Convention: DFFE briefing (with Ministry present)
30 May 2023
The Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy received a briefing from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on the Protocol for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based Sources and Activities (also known as the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Accession to the Amended Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (Nairobi Convention); with Deputy Minister
23 May 2023
The Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy met virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
National Treasury on SOEs Funding Requests, Conditions & Malpractices
10 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a presentation from National Treasury based on its experience in funding requests and attached conditions in dealing with State-Owned Companies.
National Treasury informed the Committee that, over the last decade, there had been a significant decline in the performance of major state-owned ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Assessment of upgraded infrastructure of Richtersveld community to municipal standards; with Deputy Minister
3 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on the assessment of the upgraded infrastructure of the Richtersveld Community (RVC) to municipal standards, to complete the Deed of Settlement (DoS).
The presentation outlined the key elements of the DoS; ...