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NCOP Security and Justice
National Council for Correctional Services: consideration of nominations; Magistrates Commission on suspended magistrates; Proclamations of Terrorist organisations
18 May 2016
The Department of Correctional Services firstly briefed the Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, on the eight shortlisted candidates for the National Council on Correctional Services (NCCS). The criteria for the shortlisting, the potential candidates and the qualifications and experience of the candidates ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
South African Tourism on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
18 May 2016
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms Tokozile Xasa, said the briefing would speak to what was being done to boost tourism. Tourism had growth potential. There was a concerted effort by government to grow the sector. The idea was to develop and promote Small Medium and Micro Enterprises as well ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Labour, Compensation Fund & Unemployment Insurance Fund on their 2016 Annual Performance Plans
17 May 2016
The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020 and Annual Performance Plan 2016 - 2017
The Committee was given insight into how the Department of Labour’s Strategic Goals tied in with Outcome s4,5, 11,12,13 and 14 of government. Targets had also been set in ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Expropriation Bill [B4D-2015]: final mandates, with Deputy Minister
11 May 2016
The final mandates on the Expropriation Bill [B4D-2015] were submitted by all provinces except for the Free State.
The Democratic Alliance complained that the Bill should have lapsed as only three mandates were submitted before the deadline. Six provinces had not voted on their final mandate in their respective Provincial ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of International Relations and Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan
11 May 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and Budget. The Committee was provided with a brief introduction to the work of the Department and how it was impacted upon by the changing global environment. The actual briefing spoke to the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Minister of Small Business Development on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan
10 May 2016
The Minister of Small Business Development introduced the DSBD Director-General who started in the Department last September. In its two years in existence, the experience accumulated by the DSBD indicates the importance of SMMEs and co-operatives in addressing the triple challenges – poverty, unemployment and joblessness. Apart from the National ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
DTI on its Annual Performance Plan 2016; WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Annex to Protocol Amending Marrakesh Agreement
4 May 2016
Insight into the global economic context was provided to the Committee by the DTI. In the domestic economic context SA’s economy grew by 0.7% of GDP in Quarter 3 of 2015, with manufacturing sitting at +6.2% and the services sector at +8.3% as main drivers. The emergence of severe drought ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Tourism on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
13 Apr 2016
Strategic & Annual Performance Plans:
Department of Tourism Annual Performance Plan 2016/17-2018/19
Department of Tourism Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/20
The National Department of Tourism presented its Strategic Plan 2015/16 to 2019/20, Annual Performance Plan 2016/17-2018/19 and Budget
The Department had done some reflection and decided that changes needed to be made ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Deputy Minister of Economic Development on his Department's 2016 Annual Performance Plan
12 Apr 2016
The briefing noted that the country had to adapt to global challenges to operate locally, regionally and on the continent and internationally. The Deputy Minister stressed that the mandates of the EDD related to job creation, inclusive growth and industrialisation, and for this reason the EDD must give strategic direction ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Expropriation Bill [B4B-2015]: briefing by Deputy Minister of Public Works; with Minister present
1 Mar 2016
Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin pointed out that section 25 of the Constitution, which spoke about the right to property, also spoke about expropriation. It allowed for expropriation where it was for a public purpose or for the public interest where appropriate. The deprivation of property via expropriation could not be ...