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Tourism Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee considered its Budgetary Review Recommendation Report on the Department on Tourism. Of key importance to Members were the findings/observations and recommendations made by the Committee as captured in the Draft BRRR. The Committee was taken through the observations/findings and recommendations ...
Tourism
National Department of Tourism on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister
21 Oct 2016
Minister Derek Hanekom made a few preliminary remarks before the Department presented it 2015/16 annual report. The Minister announced that both the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and its entity South African Tourism (SAT) had received clean audits. In August 2016 results on arrivals showed a continued ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
BBBEE Commissioner on work of Commission
12 Oct 2016
The Chairperson at the outset of the meeting mentioned the planned trip of the Committee to Cuba and an invitation the Committee had received from Egerton University in Kenya. Members briefly discussed the two issues. The Committee agreed that the trip to Cuba would take place but due to a ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Central Energy Fund role in expansion of oil and gas industry in South Africa & Africa
11 Oct 2016
The Committee elected Mr M Rayi (ANC, Eastern Cape) as Chairperson of the Committee.
The Committee was provided with an overview of the Central Energy Fund Group. The role of the Fund was to search for appropriate energy solutions to meet the energy needs of SA, the Southern African Development ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Tourism Sector transformation acceleration
21 Sep 2016
The Committee elected Mr M Rayi (ANC, Eastern Cape) as Acting Chairperson for the meeting in the absence of the Chairperson Mr E Makue (ANC, Gauteng).
At the outset of the meeting discussion ensued on the issue of the restructuring of committees that had taken place due to some Members ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Election of Chairperson: deferred
21 Sep 2016
The meeting was called with the aim of electing a Committee Chairperson. Members however engaged in lengthy discussion over procedural matters relating to the election of a Chairperson as well as on the appointment of alternate members to attend meetings in place of full time Members that were absent from ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
7 Sep 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on its Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme.
President Jacob Zuma had asked Minster of Trade and Industry Mr Rob Davies to look at old industrial parks and try to revitalise them. A total of ten industrial parks were assessed and were the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25D-2015]: Department of Labour briefing, with Minister in attendance
6 Sep 2016
Minister Mildred Oliphant provided an overview of important aspects of the Bill. The purpose of the Bill was to align the legislation with other pieces of legislation like the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. The amendments would also deal with constitutional issues as well as with compliance with the International ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Update on African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund: Departmental briefing
24 Aug 2016
The Committee received a briefing on the progress on the work that had been done by African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF). The loans or other financial assistance are granted in accordance with an agreement entered by the country in question and the Minister of DIRCO. The assistance that ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Gambling Policy; SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): DTI briefing
17 Aug 2016
Briefing by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on National Gambling Policy
The Committee was provided with background on the process which eventually led to the final policy on gambling regulation being approved by cabinet on 17 February 2016. Thereafter, the process on the National Gambling Amendment Bill commenced. Members ...