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NCOP Economic and Business Development
International Conventions: Cape Town Agreement 2012 on Torremolinos Protocol for Safety of Fishing Vessels; African Maritime Transport Charter
13 Oct 2015
The Department of Transport (DoT) briefed the Committee on the Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the implementation of the provisions of the provisions of the Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977. The purpose of the briefing was to request ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Trade, Development & Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) Additional Protocol on Croatia Accession to European Union
23 Sep 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) briefed the Committee on the Additional Protocol to SA/EU Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA). SA/European Union (EU) trade relations were governed by the TDCA, which provided for the establishment of a free trade agreement over a transitional period of twelve years. The ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Committee Report on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals: consideration postponed due to lack of quorum
22 Sep 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee on Probing Violence against Foreign Nationals could not adopt its Draft Report on violence against foreigners because there was no quorum. For the Committee to adopt the report, it needed 6 members from both the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces. In the Committee there ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Small Business Development, Small Enterprise Finance Agency, Small Enterprise Development Agency briefings on mandates and work
22 Sep 2015
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the Committee on the Department's mandate and programmes. The department aims to lead an integrated approach to the promotion and development of small business and cooperatives, through a focus on the economic and legislative drivers that stimulate entrepreneurship, in order to contribute ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Violence against migrants: Centre for Study of Violence and Reconciliation and City of Cape Town submissions
3 Sep 2015
The City of Cape Town briefed the Committee on its strategy to anticipate and deal with violence against foreign nationals. The Social Disorder Hazards Disaster Risk Management Plan was invited on the experiences of violence against foreigners in Cape Town in 2008 and a scientific risk assessment was conducted in ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 – Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefing
2 Sep 2015
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) made a presentation to the Committee on the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan. Members were told that Agenda 2063 set out development goals for Africa as a continent to reach by 2063, with aspirations for a peaceful, ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill [B12- 2015] : deliberations & adoption
1 Sep 2015
The Committee considered and finalised the Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill. Members were unanimous in their support of the Bill and it was adopted without amendments. Clauses 7, 8,9,14,15,18,27 and 28 that were of interest to members during the Committee’s briefing on the Bill were highlighted. Members did ask whether the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes & Act implementation: Department of Trade and Industry briefing, Deputy Minister in attendance
12 Aug 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti), in the presence of the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on its Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Codes, and the implementation of the BBBEE Act. It was noted that there was still a need to increase the pace of transformation in the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill [B12-2015]: Department of Transport briefing
11 Aug 2015
The Bill sought to give effect to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (“MLC, 2006”) and Work in Fishing Convention 2007 (“C188”) and to provide for matters connected therewith. The MLC, 2006 and C188 were adopted under the auspices of the International Labour Organisation, (“ILO”) a United Nations body aimed at ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP): Department of Tourism briefing
29 Jul 2015
Formal apologies were tendered for Minister Derek Hanekom, Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa and Mr Victor Tharage Acting Director General for not being able to attend the meeting.
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP). The briefing spoke to the focus areas of ...