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Trade, Industry and Competition
SABS, National Lotteries Board on their 4th Quarter Reports; Operation Phakisa: Trade and Industry perspective
17 Aug 2015
The Committee received presentations from the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) and the National Lotteries Board on their fourth quarter reports, and from the Department of Trade and Industry on the achievements and future plans of Operation Phakisa.
The SABS said it had 1 100 employees who assisted in training, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2015: public hearings Day 2
12 Aug 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on high impact for accelerated growth in Agriculture and Agro-processing Programme
The Department said despite the 2008 economic meltdown, food processing continued to be resilient and it was one of the largest manufacturing sectors by employment. The food and beverage industry contributed about ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade and Investment Policy Workshop: day 1
21 Jul 2015
The Portfolio Committee’s trade and investment workshop focused on foreign direct investment, and featured presentations by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the University of the Western Cape (UWC) law faculty, the Trade and Law Centre (tralac), and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
The DTI described ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Remote Gambling Bill [PMB3-2015]: input by National Treasury, SARS & Financial Intelligence Centre
17 Jun 2015
In light of the dangers of excessive gambling, National Treasury was open to either prohibiting online gambling or regulating the sector as long as the choice was adequately enforced. National Treasury, SARS, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) could certainly provide the mechanisms to ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Draft Liquor Policy: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) briefing
10 Jun 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the liquor industry in South Africa was regulated by DTI and comparatively, the liquor industry contributed significantly to the economy of the country. Because of the problems this country were experiencing in terms of the socio-economic impact of alcohol use, the President ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
9 Jun 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in 2013, ten years after the initial Act was promulgated, Parliament made some significant amendments to the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) legislation. There had been a provision in the old Act that stated that public sector organs may apply the Codes of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Engagement with National Lotteries Board (NLB) & Distributing Agencies on current status of its distributing activities in their respective sectors
5 Jun 2015
A delegation from the National Lotteries Board (NLB) delivered a presentation to the Committee on its distributing activities. Following the Lotteries Amendment Act, which had been promulgated in April 2015, the activities of the NLB would change in five main ways:
Trade, Industry and Competition
Remote Gambling Bill [PMB3-2015]: hearings
3 Jun 2015
The Committee conducted hearings on the Remote Gambling Bill and heard from various stakholders and interested persons.
The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) was essentially agnostic on whether online gambling should be regulated or not and it was a decision for government to make. In 2011 there were views ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Remote Gambling Bill [PMB-2015]: Input from Department of Trade and Industry
27 May 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provided input on the Remote Gambling Bill tabled by Mr G Hill-Lewis (DA) and outlined reasons why the DTI did not support the legalisation of remote (online) gambling in the country at this point. In 2014, DTI presented policy recommendations after considering all ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Remote Gambling Bill [PMB3-2015] as introduced by Hon G Hill-Lewis (DA) briefing
26 May 2015
Mr G Hill-Lewis (DA) presented on the Remote Gambling Bill which was tabled as a Private Member’s Bill. He noted that there was no political or ideological motivation for this Bill, but the idea of prohibiting a practice that was perfectly reasonable and acceptable in a free society, was a ...