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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; ARC & OBP 2019/20 Annual Reports
13 Nov 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met via a virtual platform with the Office of the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) for its audit outcome briefing on the agriculture portfolio.
The 2019/20 audit outcomes of the portfolio were:
-Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB): ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DALRRD 2020/21 Quarter 1 Performance & Implementation of Covid-19 Agricultural Disaster Support Grant; with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2020
Audio: Agriculture 10 November 2020
Covid-19 Agricultural Disaster Support Grant
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) gave a presentation to the Committee on its 2020/21 first quarter performance. The performance of each programme was detailed. Looking at key highlights, during Q1, the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Drought Update including relief in affected provinces; Update on brown locusts outbreak
6 Nov 2020
05 Nov 2019 |
Drought update; Provinces’ state of readiness for 2019/20 planting season |
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Committee on the impact of drought on the agricultural sector and implementation of drought relief. An update was also provided on ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ULTRA BILL: Committee Report; Liquor Products Amendment Bill: briefing on President’s reservations
3 Nov 2020
The Committee adopted its Report on the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill. The final version of the B-List was adopted last week.
The Committee then received a briefing on the President’s reservations on the 2016 Liqour Products Amendment Bill – the Bill was passed by ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ULTRA Bill: finalisation & public participation report
27 Oct 2020
Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Act, Act 112 of 1991
The B-version of the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill, was considered and adopted by the Committee in a virtual meeting, although the EFF rejected the Bill completely. The Committee’s report on public ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Human Resource-related issues (incl organisational restructuring and filling of critical vacancies)
23 Oct 2020
Video: Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament, (NA and NCOP) 23 Oct 2020
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament was briefed by the Secretary to Parliament on Human Resource-related issues in a virtual meeting.
The management of Parliament reported that on employment equity, ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ULTRA Bill: proposed amendments; with Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2020
The Committee met to consider the proposed committee amendments (A list) to the Upgrading of the Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill:
• Clause 1, the Committee had requested that the upgrading application not only be published in the Government Gazette. NEDLAC's comments, adding a new 1E to the Bill, ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Implementation of PSC recommendations; Filling of critical vacancies; Progress on Infrastructure-related matters
16 Oct 2020
Video: Financial Management of Parliament
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament met with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on a virtual platform to discuss ongoing infrastructural work in the parliamentary precinct and the parliamentary villages.
The Department informed the Committee that the Minister of ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ULTRA Bill: further deliberations with the Deputy Minister
13 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met to continue its deliberations in a virtual meeting on the Upgrading of the Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill.
The Chairperson summarised the legislative process up to that stage, noting the public hearings, written submissions and Departmental and legal ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ULTRA Bill: clause-by-clause deliberations
9 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met to deliberate on the Upgrading of the Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill in a virtual meeting. A motion of desirability of the Bill was passed, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) objecting because the Bill failed to secure ...