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NCOP Economic and Business Development
Nairobi International Convention on Removal of Wrecks ratification: briefing by Department of Transport
17 Mar 2015
The Select Committee on Economic Development met to receive a briefing from the Department of Transport (DOT) on the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007. Ratification would allow South Africa to be a party as a signatory to the Convention, as adopted by the International Maritime Organisation ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Diplomacy strategy & functioning of SA Council on International Relations: DIRCO input
18 Feb 2015
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on its Public Diplomacy strategy. Public diplomacy entailed communication of South Africa’s foreign policy, its priorities and objectives through direct and indirect communication, using various media platforms, including face-to-face communication, and new social media, in a way that was ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
SA Tourism on its 2013/14 Annual Report; Committee Reports
26 Nov 2014
South African Tourism (SAT) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2013/14. SAT was essentially focused on the international marketing of SA as a tourist destination. Domestic tourism, brand awareness, key quality assurance beyond that of accommodation and business events growth were important pillars to SAT. On the corporate governance ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Credit Regulator on its 2013/14 Annual Report
19 Nov 2014
The National Credit Regulator noted that it had received an unqualified opinion and had no findings on compliance, supply chain management and performance information. There was an under-expenditure of R 15.65 million. Key successes were to be found in its enforcement actions and its consumer education. The key challenges were ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Department of Tourism on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
5 Nov 2014
The Deputy Minister of Tourism noted that tourism was a key growth sector for the economy. Important for tourism was the need for integrated planning between the three spheres of government. She noted the highlights for the NDT: the gazetting of the Tourism Act on the 2 April 2014; the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry 2013/14 Annual Report to the NCOP
29 Oct 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry noted it received a financially unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) for the 2013/14 financial year.
DTI noted key achievements against planned targets for 2013/14 in each of its five clusters: Industrial development; Trade, Investment and Exports; Broadening participation; Regulation; Administration ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Role of SADC in addressing current issues in Lesotho and DRC: Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefing
17 Sep 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss SADC’s role in the current issues in Lesotho and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Department informed Members of Parliament that Lesotho currently has three political parties within a coalition government and its Constitution allows floor-crossing to take place-this has lead to ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry on South Africa's Trade Policy and Strategy Framework (TPSF)
30 Jul 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said trade policy was an instrument of industrial policy and should support industrial development and upgrading, employment growth and increased value-added exports. South Africa had a relatively open economy, protected only moderately by tariffs, where 56% of duties were set at 0%. In ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Tourism on its 2014 Strategic Plan
16 Jul 2014
The Department of Tourism briefed the Committee on its 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans. The Committee was provided an overview of the Department’s objectives in line with the new Tourism Act of 2014, its structure, regulatory framework and vision. The Select Committee asked questions about advocacy, informal enterprises, social ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Public Works on its 2014 Strategic Plan
14 Jul 2014
The Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Select Committee on Economic Development on its Budget Vote, Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for the 2014/15 financial year. The delegation from the DPW was led by the Minister, Mr Thembelani "Thulas" Nxesi. The delegation also included the Deputy Minister, Mr ...