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NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
KZN Report-back on Taking People to Parliament 2022 Report; with Deputy Minister
10 Oct 2023
The Committee met virtually to hear an update from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) on the executive undertakings arising from the public hearings and site tour held in the Ugu District in KZN during the 14–18 November 2022 National Council of Provinces' Taking Parliament To ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
How spectrum availability will reduce cost to communicate; with ICASA & Deputy Minister
27 Sep 2023
In the virtual meeting, the Deputy Minister said that ICASA ensured that all the spectrum that had been auctioned in March 2022 has been paid for and that the national fiscus benefited from the R14.4 billion proceeds. On lowering the cost to communicate by addressing competition in the sector, ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Co-production RSA-France Agreement (postponed)
27 Sep 2023
The Select Committee meeting on the RSA-France Agreement on Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Co-production did not take place because the briefing document the Committee received on the day the meeting was different to the document provided the previous week. The Committee agreed that as a matter of principle they do ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Agricultural Products Standards A/B & National Veld and Forest Fire A/B: Negotiating Mandates (with Deputy Minister)
26 Sep 2023
Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt the provinces’ negotiating mandates on the Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill [B15B – 2021], as well as the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill [B24B – 2021]
Most of ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Fundraising Amendment Bill: Final Mandates
22 Sep 2023
The Committee had a brief virtual meeting to consider the final provincial mandates on the Fundraising Amendment Bill [B29B - 2020].
All nine provinces voted in favour of the Bill. The Committee also adopted the accompanying report on the Bill.
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
DPE update on the unbundling of Eskom; with Minister
20 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Minister of Public Enterprises on the progress made regarding the unbundling of Eskom. The legal separation of the Eskom transmission business into a subsidiary was at an advanced stage. The operationalisation of the subsidiary was expected to be ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material: DMRE briefing
5 Sep 2023
Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy briefed the Committee on the Amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM), tabled in terms of section 231(2) of the Constitution.
Members wanted to know if ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Progress on Deed of Settlement between Alexkor and Richtersveld Community; with Deputy Minister
22 Jun 2023
The Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Public Affairs (DPE) on the progress regarding the implementation and completion of the Deed of Settlement between Alexkor and the Richtersveld Community.
The Richtersveld Community won the right for the return of ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Update on Denel’s performance, financial sustainability and challenges; with Deputy Minister
15 Jun 2023
The Select Committee met with the state-owned entity, Denel, and the Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises to discuss the turnaround plan the entity would implement over the next three years.
Denel's presentation was centred on the current state of its affairs, now that its financial liquidity was no longer ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: DALRRD briefing; with Minister
13 Jun 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the amendments to the Agricultural Product Standards Bill, which included re-definitions and substitutions that would improve clarity and strengthen the meaning of the Bill.
The presentation addressed the weaknesses of the ...