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Trade, Industry and Competition
Overview of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Policy and Codes of Good Practices
11 Nov 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on Trade and Industry on the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Amendment Bill, focussing on the Code of Good Practices, the establishment of the BBBEE Commission, the alignment of Sector Charters and the way forward.
The Act had been amended to ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Implementation of Export Incentives and the National Exporters Development Programme: briefing by Trade and Investment South Africa
7 Nov 2014
The Trade and Investment South Africa (TISA) briefed the Committee on the implementation of export incentives and the National Exporters Development Programme, focussing primarily on the structure of the TISA, background to and the components of the National Exporter Development Programme (NEDP), and the Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA). ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Suspension of National Gambling Board: briefing by Minister
6 Nov 2014
The Minister of Trade and Industry, briefed the Committee regarding the suspension of National Gambling Board (NGB) members. The suspension of the NGB had come immediately after allegations of maladministration, wasteful expenditure and corrupt activities had been reported by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) in the NGB’s recently tabled 2013/14 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Colloquium on beneficiation: consideration and adoption of report
4 Nov 2014
The Portfolio Committee considered the colloquium report on beneficiation. The Committee went through the report page by page and thus made some additional inputs, which were incorporated in the report. The Committee took more time in the consideration of the conclusion and recommendations. These two sections were substantially amended. There ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Credit Act Regulations: briefing; Update on status of Gambling Review Commission's Report, Implementation of amended Lotteries Act & Transformation in horseracing industry
28 Oct 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) updated the Committee on the progress of the National Credit Act Regulations (NCAR) and provided a status report on the Committee’s recommendations with regard to the Gambling Review Commission’s report, including the implementation of the amended Lotteries Act, and an update on the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Colloquium on beneficiation: Sasol and Mainstream Renewable Power briefings; Trade and Industry Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report
24 Oct 2014
The meeting began with a presentation from Sasol covering its stance on beneficiation and the pricing dynamics of its polymer business. In sum, Sasol supports the concept of beneficiation as part of its main business of converting coal or gas into semi-finished products. Further, it contributes heavily to socio-economic development ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade and Industry Budget Review and Recommendations Report
22 Oct 2014
The Committee met to consider the first draft of the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR). After the agenda for the day was adopted, the Committee moved on to consider the inputs from the Democratic Alliance (DA) on this particular Report. Largely, the DA was concerned about the energy crisis ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Colloquium on beneficiation: Day 6
21 Oct 2014
Before adoption of the agenda, the suspension of the National Gambling Board (NGB) was raised again. After that, Dr W du Preez briefed the Committee on the South African titanium beneficiation with a focus on downstream manufacturing technologies and products. Members felt that the time had come to pursue the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minerals and Forestry Beneficiation colloquium, draft Budgetary Recommendations Report consideration
17 Oct 2014
The Committee held a brief colloquium on minerals and forestry beneficiation. The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) highlighted the significance of the mining industry to the economy of the country. It indicated that the industry had created one million jobs; accounts for about 18% of GDP; contributes approximately 50% to ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications & National Gambling Board on their 2013/14 Annual Reports & 1st quarter 2014 performance
14 Oct 2014
The National Gambling Board (NGB) presented its 2013/14 Annual Report and the report on the first quarter 2014/15 financial and non-financial performance. The briefing was delivered by the administrator appointed to the NGB, and it emerged during the discussion that the Minister had recently suspended the incumbent Board of the ...