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Expropriation Bill: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
8 Sep 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works presented the latest version of the Expropriation Bill, with some amendments that had been proposed by the Committee or other commentators at earlier sessions. Members firstly wanted to clarify whether this Bill was not preventing other spheres of government from exercising expropriation powers, and ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations with Deputy Minister
1 Sep 2015
The Bill incorporating the proposed amendments was not yet ready so the Deputy Minister discussed with the Committee some of the proposed changes to the Bill that had been agreed upon so far.
Members raised concerns about the variation in judgements in Magistrates Courts; the potential definition of expropriation; definition ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations on public comments, with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works continued to take Members through the comments made during the public hearings on the Expropriation Bill, indicating what comments had been made and whether the Department agreed with them or had other views. The Department had added to the Preamble to make it clear ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations on public comments, in presence of Deputy Minister
25 Aug 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works, Mr Jeremy Cronin, briefed the Committee on the preliminary responses of the Department of Public Works (DPW) to the inputs received during the public hearings on the Expropriation Bill [B4- 2015]. However, the Department had been expecting that the Committee would finalise its report ...
Energy
Strategic Fuel Stocks & Storage Facilities: Department of Energy & Strategic Fuel Fund briefing, with Deputy Minister present
17 Aug 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Energy received a briefing from the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) on the strategic fuel stocks policy, and the current situation regarding strategic fuel stocks and storage facilities.
The DoE said the management of liquid fuels within the Department was split ...
Energy
Solar Water Heater Programme with Minister & Deputy Minister
11 Aug 2015
The Minister of Energy was scheduled to brief the Committee on the progress made in the War Room on the Electricity Crisis. However the Democratic Alliance objected to the Committee receiving the briefing because the document handed to Members was classified and MPs were not authorised to deal with secret ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Green Buildings Framework: Public Works briefing with Deputy Minister
11 Aug 2015
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works apologised for his inability to attend the meeting and was replaced by a member his political party, with the approval of Members of the Committee.
The Department of Public Works presented its report on the Green Building Programme, instead of the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: public hearings with Deputy Minister in attendance Day 2
29 Jul 2015
Documents handed out:
Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry
South African Geomatics Institute
Agri SA supported orderly land reform - equitable land distribution is a prerequisite for rural stability and inclusive rural development. Agri-SA believed that expropriation should only be used as a last resort where negotiations fail. There needed ...
Energy
Portfolio Committee on Energy Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan
23 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee met to deliberate on the Energy Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/20 and Annual Performance Plan (APP), focusing on a number of challenges that had been experienced by the Department of Energy (DoE). These included generation capacity, distribution infrastructure, poor access to energy, and volatility of petroleum prices. Other challenges ...
Energy
Meeting with National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) on their reasons for their decision on the new Burgan Cape Town terminal
26 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Energy invited the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to brief it on the licence issued to Burgan Cape Terminals in 2014.. The presentation was a summary for the Committee of the 51-page document which was still available on Nersa’s website, and did not replace ...