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National Credit Amendment Bill: consideration of submissions
28 Nov 2018
The Committee met to consider written submissions on the National Credit Amendment Bill [B30-2018], which was described as a debt intervention bill (DIB). Debt counselling was costly and it was not provided to a certain segment of consumers. That had emerged after the Committee had consulted with debt counsellors, where ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Committee Legacy Report
27 Nov 2018
The Committee considered and adopted several outstanding minutes.
The Committee decided not to consider its Legacy Report and Annual Report because the documents were not complete. Both will be considered the following week.
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Tourism 2017/18 Annual Report
31 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its 2017/18 Annual Report.
The NDT had managed to obtain an unqualified audit report with no matters of emphasis but there was however findings by the Auditor General of SA. On the financials of the NDT, total ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
AARTO Amendment Bill: negotiating mandates
21 Aug 2018
The Committee had in a previous session instructed the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)/ Department of Transport (DoT) to respond to proposed amendments made by provinces on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill. The RTIA/DoT had already responded to the amendments proposed by the Eastern Cape ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) on economic priorities
15 Aug 2018
The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) briefed the Committee on its role in promoting coordinated and accelerated implementation of government’s economic vision and priorities.
The NRCS explained that its mandate was to promote health, safety and environmental protection through the development and enforcement of technical/compulsory specifications. The NRCS regulated ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
AARTO Bill [B38B-2015]: negotiating mandates
14 Aug 2018
The Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo Provincial Legislatures voted in favour of the Bill with proposed amendments. Mpumalanga abstained from voting on the Bill. The Northern Cape and the North West Provincial Legislatures also voted in favour of the Bill inclusive of their recommendations. The Western Cape ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Labour Bills (NMW; BCEA; LRA & LLA): finalisation
7 Aug 2018
The Committee met to deliberate and finalise four labour bills: Labour Laws Amendment Bill; Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill; National Minimum Wage Bill; and Labour Relations Amendment Bill. The four Bills were adopted, without any amendments, though the DA and the EFF objected to some aspects of the draft ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
South African Tourism 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
20 Jun 2018
SA Tourism briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2018/19.
SA Tourism had a goal of having 5m arrivals/trips within 5 years ie 2017-2021. The figure of 5m was broken down into 4m international and 1m domestic tourists. For 2017 which was year one of the 5-in-5 ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Labour bills: public hearings (Trade Union Input)
19 Jun 2018
The Committee held the first tranche of public hearings on the three labour bills, namely: Labour Laws Amendment Bill; Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill; National Minimum Wage Bill; and Labour Relations Bill. COSATU, FEDUSA and NACTU made a joint submission.
COSATU, FEDUSA and NACTU, in a joint submission, said ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Annual Performance Plan
13 Jun 2018
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan.
The Committee was provided with some background on the legislative mandate, the developmental mandate and on the commercial mandate of the SABS. On the funding model of the SABS 25% was grant ...