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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Film and Publication Board (FPB) public outreach and education programme
13 Sep 2017
The Film and Publications Board (FPB) briefed the Select committee on Communications and public enterprises on its outreach and public education programme. The briefing included their mandate, how they achieve their objectives, outreach findings and recommendations, their strategic outcomes and their Annual Performance Plan.
Technology has changed and FPB was ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Fourth Term Committee Programme: discussion
12 Sep 2017
This was an “internal” meeting to clarify the Committee’s strategy and plans for the 4th term and to approve a few outstanding reports.
A key discussion was on the dilemma the Committee faced in terms of its tight deadline in the 4th term to complete its work on the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Cost to Communicate: ICASA briefing
2 Aug 2017
ICASA, said that while voice was still the dominant revenue driver in the market, its prominence was declining due to consumers changing from voice to data. This has shifted attention to data services where Out-Of-Bundle (OOB) rates were relatively higher than in-bundle rates. It added that the greater demand for ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: DAFF response to submissions; Committee Report: MPRDA public hearing
1 Aug 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on submissions received on the Plant Improvement Bill [B8B-2015] and the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill [B11B-2015], and challenges and issues of concern raised in them. It also considered the report on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
South African Post Office progress and plans
7 Jun 2017
The South African Post Office (SAPO) presentation focused on the 2016/17 financial year progress, what went wrong, what went right, and how to go about fixing those wrongs in 2017/18. One of the things that went wrong in the previous year were the financials. SAPO spends approximately R70 million per ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
Land restitution and reform were critical issues, Members of the Select Committee on Land and Minerals were told when a delegation from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), led by the Minister and Deputy Minister, presented an overview of the annual performance plan (APP) for 2017/18.
The ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Public Enterprises on its Annual Performance Plan
24 May 2017
The Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on its Strategic Plan for 2014/15-2018/19 and the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan (APP). The state-owned companies (SOCs) within the Department had a combined asset value of over R1 trillion and this capacity could influence the direction of the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Rhino Horn Marking & Trophy Hunting Amended Norms & Standards; Plant Improvement & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: submissions
23 May 2017
The Department of Environment’s (DEA) unit on biodiversity and conservation briefed the Committee on new norms and standards that would facilitate the protection of rhinoceroses. The Content Advisor to the Committee provided an overview of comments received from stakeholders on two new drafts of legislation which aimed to regulate the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Communications & GCIS on their Annual Performance Plan
10 May 2017
The Government Communication and Information System briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance plan (2017/18 -2019/20). The overarching strategic objective of the organisation was to provide adequate and effective Corporate Services functions in pursuit of good governance.
Challenges included:
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on its Annual Performance Plan
3 May 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) presented the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan the Department to the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises. DTPS 2017/18 APP priorities identified included drafting of ICT legislation, broadband connectivity, finalisation and approval of the national e-strategy, finalisation and approval of the e-government ...