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Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Committee Bill: public hearings Day 2
31 Jan 2018
Before commencing the public hearing on debt intervention legislation, the Chairperson asked the National Consumer Regulator to comment on Capitec Bank from the perspective of the NCR, in the light of recent allegations against Capitec. The National Consumer Regulator replied that it did not know of any concerns about he ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar cane growers’ dispute: DTI progress report
29 Nov 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that it had appeared before the Committee on 12 October and 10 November 2017 about the ongoing dispute between the SA Cane Growers Association (SACGA) and the SA Farmer Development Association (SAFDA). SAFDA argued that it was not recognised by the sugar ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
State of manufacturing, Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) and WTO: DTI update with Minister of Trade and Industry
28 Nov 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2016/17 Annual Report, status of the manufacturing sector and the upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in December 2017.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, began ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Zola Tsotsi
22 Nov 2017
Mr Zola Andile Tsotsi, former Eskom Board Chairperson, appeared as a witness. He read a sworn statement to the Committee. He noted that he had had problems in accessing certain information which would have better prepared him for the inquiry
Mr Tsotsi was questioned about:
• A meeting he attended ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill technical amendments; Trade and Industry BRRR
18 Oct 2017
Documents handed out:
Copyright Amendment Bill (A list)
A key item in the Budget Review and Recommendations Report was localisation and the Committee recommended that localisation should become an audit outcome in the Annual Reports to Parliament. The investments in infrastructure projects were welcomed but the Committee wanted to ensure ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Bill: UIF, Department of Justice, SARS responses; Trade and Industry BRRR
17 Oct 2017
The focus of meeting was on government bodies that could have a part to play in the Debt Relief Bill and ensure its success. Presentations were made by the Unemployment Insurance Fund, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, South African Reserve Bank and the South African Revenue Service.
The Unemployment ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Framework for Committee Bill: principles and process
14 Sep 2017
The Committee deliberated on the principles and process to follow for its Committee Bill on Debt Relief.
Committee members reviewed whom the Bill was intended for, whether it was the poorest of the poor, blanket debt relief, or those who had debt from illegal lenders. A senior counsel legal opinion ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTI, SABS, NCRS 2016/17 Annual Report & Quarter 1 performance, with Minister
12 Sep 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and two of its entities, the South African Bureau of Standards and the National Regulator for Compulsory Standards, achieved clean audits, three entities received unqualified audits with findings while one entity received a qualified audit. The Auditor-General of SA’s (AGSA) Office expressed excitement ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Transnet and PRASA on localisation
5 Sep 2017
The intention of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry meeting with Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) was to obtain more detailed and specific information on the localisation of the major rolling stock programmes that were under way. Previous meetings had not provided clarity as ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Repeal of Space Affairs Act; Debt Relief Committee Bill framework
20 Jun 2017
The Committee met to consider the repeal of the Space Affairs Act No. 84 of 1993, and was informed that after a new Space Council had been appointed by the Minister and Cabinet in 2016, various processes of consultation had been undertaken, and had culminated in the drafting of the ...