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Trade, Industry and Competition
National Liquor Policy: briefing by Department of Trade and Industry
1 Nov 2016
Call for comment on Liquor Amendment Draft Bill
Draft Liquor Amendment Bill September 2016
National Liquor Policy Review May 2015
The Department briefed the Committee on the Final National Liquor Policy 2016. It gave a background to the Liquor Policy and said that the Policy had been published for public ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Special Economic Zones & Trade Invest Africa initiatives
25 Oct 2016
The main points arising from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) briefing on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Trade Invest Africa (TIA) were:
South Africa had obtained key investments in Coega (R11,5 billion for automotive products). Coega was seen as a well performing SEZ along with its counterparts – ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt forgiveness engagement with National Credit Regulator
18 Oct 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that the Portfolio Committee had approved the proposal to enhance the powers of the National Credit Regulator (NCR) to prescribe debt relief measures by way of regulations. After the amendment of the National Credit Act (NCA), it had become clear that its ...
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
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 Consumer Commission on its 1 Quarter 2016/17 performance
9 Sep 2016
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) briefed the Committee on its 2015-16 annual report, which focussed on its achievements against planned targets, its financial management, progress against the findings of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and key challenges. Due to time constraints, the 2016-2017 first quarter report was not ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
CIPC & SABS on their 2015/16 Annual Report & 1 Quarter 2016/17 performance
7 Sep 2016
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) told the Committee that in the last 17 months, it had stabilised its labour environment and had had the highest number of company registrations in history. The digitisation of its highly demanded services may have been one internal factor, as ...
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 ...