Finance Standing Committee
Illicit financial flows
20 Mar 2019
The Standing Committee on Finance met jointly with the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry for a briefing on illicit financial flows. The following stakeholders and entities gave submissions: the Alternative Information and Development Centre; National Prosecuting Authority; Financial Intelligence Centre; South African Revenue Service; South African Reserve Bank; Department ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Non-completion of trade agreement; farewell
19 Mar 2019
The Committee held a brief meeting to deal with the final minutes and for Members to say farewell to colleagues.
The presentation on the trade agreement between the Southern African Customs Union, Mozambique and the United Kingdom was cancelled as an agreement had not been reached as had been hoped. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
UK Trade Agreement; Industrialisation/Localisation Committee Report; Legacy Report
13 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the status of the negotiations of a rollover Economic Partnership Agreement between the Southern African Customs Union Members States, Mozambique and the United Kingdom in the light of the approaching Brexit deadline of 29 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
SABS, DTI, B-BBEE Commission, National Lotteries Commission performance
6 Mar 2019
The Chairperson noted that that the European Union had determined that no new intra-EU investment arbitration proceedings would be initiated and had issued a declaration on the legal consequences of a judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on investment protection in the European Union. She indicated ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Localisation progress report by Auditor-General, PRASA, National Treasury, DTI
5 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee had a tightly packed agenda as the intention was to close off on localisation so that the Committee could prepare an interim report on the topic. The Department of Trade and Industry, National Treasury, the Office of the Auditor-General and PRASA briefed the Committee on progress and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
International & regional trade agreements: status report
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Trade and Industry provided a comprehensive status update on South Africa’s international trade agreements.
The Department explained that trade was an instrument of industrial policy and that the policy was to adopt a strategic approach to tariff decisions. That approach was informed by investigations into industry and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on impact of SONA and Budget on DTI mandate; Beijing & WIPO Treaties; Sugar Industry decision
26 Feb 2019
Trade and Industry Committee Notes Concern from Sugar Industry Regarding ‘Sugar Tax’ ; Trade and Industry Committee Continously Engages with Sugar Sector
The agenda of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry packed three distinct items into the meeting as the Committee had found that it was running out ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Export Credit Insurance Corporation Annual Report & Quarter 3 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa briefed the Portfolio Committee for the first time during the Fifth Parliament.
The Corporation began by explaining that, just after the Second World War, trade was perceived as a big issue driving the well-off nations and other countries sought ways and means ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Post Brexit UK-SA trade relations; DTI Quarter 3 performance; National Consumer Commission audit findings
13 Feb 2019
The National Consumer Council briefed the Committee on its progress in dealing with the Auditor-General’s findings on the National Consumer Council 2017/18 Annual Report. The Consumer Council had received an unqualified audit report, although there had been 23 findings, of which 78% had been dealt with to date. Ten of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Transnet: Localisation follow-up meeting
12 Feb 2019
Localisation & Local Procurement Inquiry: day 1
Localisation & Local Procurement Inquiry: bus procurement day 2
Local public procurement in the transport industry: Department briefing; 1064 Locomotives contract: Transnet update
Localisation: Prof Ben Turok & SAMDA reports
The Portfolio Committee met with the recently appointed board of Transnet for a ...