Mr Ebrahim Patel

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Ebrahim Patel

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Trade, Industry and Competition SA Automotive Masterplan; National Credit Amendment Act impact assessment; with Minister
    10 Sep 2019

    The DTI indicated that the South African Automotive Industry was contributing 6.8% to GDP, i.e. 4.3% through manufacturing and 2.5% through retail. It accounted for 29. 9% overall manufacturing output and 14.3% of exports. It employed about 110 000 people in vehicle and component production. About R7.2 billion was being ...

  • Trade, Industry and Competition Minister on response to SONA, DTI & EDD 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans
    4 Jul 2019

    The Portfolio Committee met to receive a briefing on the Annual Performance Plans of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Economic Development.  The Minister of Trade and Industry delivered the majority of the presentation to the Committee with the Director-General of Trade and Industry and the ...

  • Economic Development Minister of Economic Development on Transformation
    27 Nov 2018

    The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Economic Development on the impact created by the Industrial Development Corporation’s (IDC’s) investment decisions on transformation and economic inclusion. The Department had set a five year target for the IDC to promote economic inclusion and had provided it with R32 billion funding ...

  • Economic Development Economic Development Department Quarter 1 & 2 performance; with Minister and Deputy present
    13 Nov 2018

    The Minister of Economic Development, Mr Ebrahim Patel, met with the Committee to brief it on quarter one and two performance of the Department of Economic Development (EDD) for the 2018/19 financial year. Quarter one covered the period 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018 and the presentation addressed highlights ...

  • Economic Development Economic Development Department 2017/18 Annual Report; with Minister & Deputy Minister
    11 Oct 2018

    Annual Reports 2017/18

    The EDD briefed the Committee on its 2017/18 annual report. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in attendance.

    The EDD received a clean audit, and there as an overall improvement in the control environment as evidenced by less findings compared to the previous financial years.

    In terms ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Competition Amendment Bill: briefing by Minister and Deputy Minister
    9 Oct 2018

    The Minister of Economic Development provided an overview of the Competition Amendment Bill to the Select Committee although the Bill was due to be passed by the Portfolio Committee only on 16 October. The Competition Act was enacted twenty years ago in 1998. Over time, certain gaps had been identified. ...

  • Economic Development Competition Amendment Bill: Minister’s response to amendments
    2 Oct 2018

    The Committee met to hear responses from the Minister on amendments to the Competition Bill proposed in the A-List.

    The Minister of Economic Development took the Committee through responses to the Committee amendments to the Competition Bill. The highlights of the responses were as follows:

    Clause 6 (Section 9 - ...

  • Economic Development Competition Amendment Bill B23-2018: Ministry response to submissions
    11 Sep 2018

    The Minister of Economic Development responded to the matters raised during the public hearings on the Competition Amendment Bill. The Bill aims to ensure economic transformation inclusivity by opening the door to small and medium enterprises and black Africans to participate meaningfully in the country’s economic activities thereby enlarging the ...

  • Economic Development Competition Amendment Bill [B23-2018]: briefing by Minister
    21 Aug 2018

    The Minister of Economic Development briefed the Committee on the Competition Amendment Bill. The Bill sought to clarify certain key aspects of the  Competition Act of 1998 such as market enquiry, abuse of dominance, national security and public interest issues.

    There were two aspects to the meeting - the Minister ...

  • Economic Development Textile Industry: IDC briefing; Economic Development Department Quarter 4 performance with Minister & Deputy Minister
    12 Jun 2018

    The Minister of Economic Development, Mr Ebrahim Patel, presented the fourth quarter report of the Economic Development Department to the Committee and he was accompanied by his Deputy, Mr Madala Masuku.
    The Minister reported that the country’s GDP declined 2.2 percent during the quarter with agriculture taking the biggest hit ...