Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy Concludes Processing of Upstream Petroleum Development Bill

The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy concluded clauses by clause on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill and adopted its report on the Bill yesterday. The committee is going to table its report on the Bill to the National Assembly for its consideration.

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The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police Concerned By Underperformance within Detective Services

The Portfolio Committee on Police has noted the 1st quarter performance by the South African Police Service, Independent Police Investigative Directorate, and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, but it highlighted a concern over underperformance in programme 3: Detective Services. The committee has urged the senior management of SAPS to address the identified shortcomings to ensure that the programme meets its target.

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Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Residents Express Overwhelming Support for SA Post Office Amendment Bill

The residents of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality who partook in the public hearings on the SA Post Office Amendment Bill expressed an overwhelming support for the Bill in its current form.

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Cape Winelands District Residents Support Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill

The residents of the Western Cape Province’s Cape Winelands District expressed their full support for the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill during public hearings that were conducted by the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on the Bill yesterday at Van Huyssteem Avenue Indoor Sports Centre in Worcester.

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Committee Calls For Written Comments on Electricity Regulation Amendment and National Nuclear Regulation Bills

Parliament, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 – The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy invites interested individuals and relevant stakeholders to submit written comments and indicate interest in making an oral submission on the two Bills or either of them, namely the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill [B23 – 2023] and the National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill [B25 – 2023].

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Deputy Minister Sotyu to launch 1 000 Stories for 100 000 Trees Project at Tswelopele Municipality as part of the 2023 Women’s Day Commemoration

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Makhotso Sotyu, will launch the “1000 Stories, 100 000 Trees” initiative as part of the 2023 Women’s Day commemoration in Hoopstad, Free State, on 08 August 2023.

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Science based measures are now being implemented to protect the critically endangered African penguins

The African penguin is critically endangered. If this situation is not addressed, with current rates of population decline, science tells us these iconic creatures could be functionally extinct by 2035.

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