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Trade, Industry and Competition
National Empowerment Fund on its 2015/16 Annual Report; Quarter 1 & 2 performance; Intellectual Property Consultative Framework; Procurement Report
11 Oct 2016
The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) supports the acceleration of economic growth, transformation and creation of decent jobs. The NEF is also involved in rural development and human resource development. The NEF a sector targeted approach in developing its portfolio of investment which included renewable energy, tourism, agri-processing, construction, transport and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Industrial Parks revitalisation: DTI progress report
21 Sep 2016
The Industrial Parks revitalisation programme was introduced as being a structured programme for the revitalisation of industrial parks in the old industrial areas across the country and was initiated in September 2015. The programme has identified the first ten state owned industrial parks to be revitalised.
The purpose of the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
CIPC & SARS on collaboration to address company compliance burden
20 Sep 2016
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) both spoke about the need for greater cooperation to address company compliance and reduce the burden of compliance on companies. SARS strategy was to collaborate with other government entities as well as with providers of third ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
NRCS on its 2015/16 Annual Report & 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance; outstanding matters
14 Sep 2016
The Committee first received an advisory presentation by the Parliamentary legal advisor regarding the concerns and recommendations raised by the Auditor General (AG) in the qualified audit of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS). The AG had indicated that he could identify a trend regarding the qualifications in the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister & DTI on its 2015/16 Annual Report; Auditor-General on Department's Audit outcomes
13 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on its audit outcomes for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the 2015-16 financial year. AGSA had found an improvement in the DTI’s audit outcomes over a period of three years. It also noted that the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications & National Credit Regulator on their 4th quarter 2015/16 performance
31 Aug 2016
The Committee was briefed by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) on its fourth quarter performance for the 2015-16 financial year. Its strategic goals were stated to be to ensure an optimally capacitated institution, to develop, maintain and administer compulsory specifications and technical regulations, to inform and educate stakeholders ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Local public procurement: Auditor-General input; DTI on its 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance
30 Aug 2016
The Committee was briefed on the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) performance for the fourth quarter of the 2015/2016 financial year, which provided an outline of South Africa’s economic context, the DTI’s strategic goals and objectives, key achievements and financial performance.
As part of the DTI’s strategic imperatives, its ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Delays in approving imported products: briefing by National Regulator of Compulsory Specifications
11 May 2016
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Regulator of Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) expounded on the mandate of the institution, which is to protect consumers and the South African market environment. Regulatory models were used to ensure that products complied with the laid down regulatory requirements. The NRCS Act No 5 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Credit Regulator on comparative studies into debt forgiveness; Remote Gambling Bill [PMB3-2015]: deliberations
4 May 2016
The Committee was briefed by the National Credit Regulator (NCR), with members of the National Gambling Board (NGB) and the Department of Trade and Industry also present in the meeting. The NGB noted that it would be requesting support for new legislation to extend its powers to operate more effectively ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Invest SA One-Stop Shop: briefing by Department of Trade and Industry
20 Apr 2016
The Invest SA One-Stop Shop is a new project within the Department of Trade which will be the focal point of contact in government for all investors to coordinate and facilitate with relevant government departments involved in regulation, registration, permits and licensing.It will shorten and simplify administrative procedures and guidelines ...