Constitutional Review Committee
Process: Reports on Public Submissions and Provincial & Parliament Hearings
13 Sep 2018
VIDEO: Joint Constitutional Review Committee receives briefing on written submissions,13 September 2018
The Committee discussed how to deal with the thousands of submissions it had received concerning section 25 of the Constitution. The Committee was not certain it would meet the deadline of September 28 to report ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology Quarter 1 performance
12 Sep 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on their First Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report 2018/2019 detailing the Department’s achievements in terms of financial and programme administration. The highlights of the First Quarter Report were an overall quarterly achievement of 19 (86%) out of the Department’s 22 targets ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review of Constitution: public hearings day 4
7 Sep 2018
VIDEO: Constitutional Review Committee: Oral Presentations 7 September 2018
The Constitutional Review Committee allowed stakeholders to make oral submissions about the possible review of Section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, dealing with the government’s proposals for the expropriation of land without compensation.
Organisations which participated ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review of Constitution: public hearings day 3
6 Sep 2018
Ten organisations appeared before the Constitutional Review Committee on the third day of public hearings, to present their comments and recommendations on the proposed amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution dealing with the government’s land reform proposals.
Indigenous First Nation Advocacy South Africa (IFNASA) recommended that Section 25 should ...
Science and Technology
SA Research Infrastructure Roadmap & Integrated Cyber Infrastructure system; South Korea/Japan study tour
5 Sep 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology on the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap and the National Integrated Cyber Infrastructure System. The Committee Report on the 2018 International Study visit to South Korea and Japan was not discussed. Members heard that Senior Officials and National Managers ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review of Constitution: public hearings day 2
5 Sep 2018
VIDEO: Constitutional Review Committee: Oral Presentations 5 September 2018
The meeting was the second phase of facilitating public consultation on the proposed amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to clearly provide for expropriation without compensation. The first phase had already been conducted by the Committee in the various South ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Section 25 review of Constitution: public hearings day 1
4 Sep 2018
Video: Constitutional Review Committee: Oral Presentations 4 September 2018
The Committee heard oral submissions from Agribusiness South Africa (AgBiz), Grain South Africa (GSA), Professor Elmien du Plessis and the Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD) in the morning session.
Members asked Agribusiness South Africa (AgBiz) what was meant by ‘just compensation’ ...
Science and Technology
Convention establishing SKA Observatory; Committee Report on South Korea/Japan Study Tour
29 Aug 2018
The agenda of the meeting was a briefing by the Department of Science and Technology on the Convention establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory and consideration of the Committee’s report on the 2018 International Study Visit to South Korea and Japan.
SKA South Africa briefed members on the purpose of ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Draft Bill: DST briefing
22 Aug 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Draft Bill. The Minister was present at the meeting. The Bill had been ATC on the 29th June and had been referred in terms of Rule 159 to the National Assembly and the National ...
Science and Technology
Mining Phakisa; DST International Cooperation and Resources Programme: Department briefing
6 Jun 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on the Mining Research Development and Innovation Programme and Phakisa. A disappointing announcement was made that South African mining was in crisis. Post Mining Phakisa represented some of the following: No significant price movement; Cost increases were greater than the Consumer ...