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Trade, Industry and Competition
Special Economic Zones Implementation; Committee Report on DTI Budget
19 Apr 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) introduced the programme for the special economic zones (SEZs), noting that the Minister had asked for a review of the industrial development zones (IDZs) that had concentrated on the coastal areas and ports. This led to the development of a turn-around strategy and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Local public procurement colloquium with DTI, Treasury, Department of Public Enterprises, Transnet, General Electric, Bombardier
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) briefing focused on procurement levers, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) reforms, the list of designated sectors, local content highlights, the role of regulation 9.3 for non designated sectors and priority areas for consideration. DTI wanted to use government purchasing power, which ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Credit Regulator 3rd quarter performance & 2016 Annual Performance Plan; Remote Gambling Bill process
15 Mar 2016
The Remote Gambling Bill was until recently being dealt with in a subcommittee of the Portfolio Committee. However, the subcommittee was not being attended by members regularly and had only met twice this year and the Chairperson had therefore brought it back to the main Committee to be dealt with ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Policy; National Gambling Board 2016 Plans & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance; National Credit Act regulations
9 Mar 2016
Missing Doc: National Gambling Policy: Final (November 2015) [emai info@pmg.org.za]
The Chairperson noted that the Committee is unhappy with the caps put in place on interest rates in the National Credit Act regulations due to become active on 13 March, plus it lacks policy on old debt. The clause ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission on its establishment and progress
24 Feb 2016
Ms Zodwa Ntuli, Acting Commissioner for the BBBEE Commission, gave a presentation on the progress made in the establishment of the BBBEE Commission. She gave an overview of the legislation governing BBBEE and the challenges that were met in terms of implementation since its inception, and the ways in which ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade Negotiations: status report; Trade Facilitation Agreement in Protocol amending Marrakesh Agreement establishing WTO
17 Feb 2016
DTI’s International Trade and Economic Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry gave a briefing on its approach to trade negotiations and a status report on the South African Customs Union (SACU); Southern African Development Community (SADC) Trade Protocol; SADC Trade in Services; Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA); ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Incentive schemes performance: DTI briefing
16 Feb 2016
In a joint meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, the Incentive Development and Administration Division (IDAD) of the Department of Trade and Industry presented on the objectives of industry support, the principles which guide incentive design and administration and an overview of its 14 incentive programmes within its ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Black Industrialists Policy (BIP); Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations
10 Feb 2016
The Black Industrialist Policy (BIP) aimed at expanding the base of industrialists from the current small base of predominantly White industrialists. Black industrialists had to contend with obstacles related to limited access to finance, markets and contracts. Participation of Black industrialists in the economy was to be accelerated. Eligible Black ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Draft Credit Life Insurance Regulations; Review of Limitations on Fees and Interest Rates Regulations; National Credit Amendment Act Regulations: briefing
9 Feb 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the National Credit Amendment Act regulations and the prescription of a threshold for all credit providers. The implementation of the National Credit Amendment Act would make a huge impact in the reduction of over indebtedness and protect the rights of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: flagged clauses
27 Oct 2015
The Committee met to hear responses from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and legal advisors on the remaining flagged clause in the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill.
The Committee heard in depth legal analysis of the case law pertinent to the Freedom Front Plus submission calling for ...