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NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Spectrum policy with specific reference to completion (including SMMEs), licensing conditions, low data costs and socio-economic impact: Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2020
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies gave its presentation on the spectrum policy with specific reference to completion (including SMMEs), licencing conditions, low data costs, and socio-economic impact. It highlighted challenges it encounters and the ways forward in providing connectivity to the people of South Africa.
The Department explained ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
List of Threatened or Protected Terrestrial and Freshwater Species and Regulations: DEFF briefing; with Minister
18 Feb 2020
The Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) on the draft species list and regulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial and freshwater species, with the list of species developed in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA).
The Department outlined various ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Challenges faced by community radio stations & interventions to resolve these: MDDA briefing; with Deputy Minister
12 Feb 2020
The Select Committee met with the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) to discuss the challenges facing the community broadcasting sector. The MDDA team was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises, who briefly outlined the Agency’s role and some of its sustainability challenges. The MDDA was a statutory ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Broadband accessibility & SA Connect: USAASA update
5 Feb 2020
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) gave a briefing on the SA Connect project which aimed to deliver widespread broadband access to the country's population. Phase 1 for achieving connectivity is limited to 970 sites due to lack ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Committee recap and discussion on processing of legislation before it; Committee feedback and discussion on the oversight themes covered to date: Air Quality management challenges, The One Environmental System and its implementation, and the Funding of Agri-Parks. Determining progress to date and the next step for each theme
4 Feb 2020
Report of the meeting to follow.
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Rhino Horn draft regulations; Pretoria Oversight Report
19 Nov 2019
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (EFF) said that the subordinate legislature on the rhino horn in the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) was related only to powdered horn which could not be easily tracked and traced if there was any illegal selling, and exporting of the powder. ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Communications past 3 years performance: Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (Office of the President) briefing
13 Nov 2019
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation presented on the Department of Communications’ performance over the past three years, with a special focus on the public sector, skills development and economic growth. Overall, the Department had performed poorly during the period. It had numerous challenges, including achieving non-compliance scores in ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining Appeals in One Environmental System; Rhino Horn draft regulations; with Minister
12 Nov 2019
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) provided statistics on mining appeals decided by its Minister in the One Environmental System in effect for the last five years which means:
• Mining activities are subject to an environmental authorisation process;
• Minister of Mineral Resources is the authority to ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor progress report on Deed of Settlement obligations
6 Nov 2019
The Department of Public Enterprises and the Alexkor diamond mining company briefed the Committee on the progress made in regard to the court order instructing the government to return land and property rights to the Alexander Bay community. Both reports indicated that some obligations had not been fulfilled for a ...
Public Enterprises
Safcol 2018/19 Annual Report, with special emphasis on land claims & post-settlement model for all stakeholders
30 Oct 2019
The South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) briefed the joint Committee on its strategy and business, its performance against shareholders compact, the financial performance, its human and social capital, and the way forward for the state-owned entity.
SAFCOL had a history and culture of not doing ...