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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 ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund, UIF & Productivity SA Quarter 1 & 2 performance
20 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Compensation Fund, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Productivity SA on their Quarter 1 and 2 performance.
The Compensation Fund said the Fund’s strategic plan had three areas; compensation and benefits; medical services; and disability care. The overall performance in achieving its targets ...
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 ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour, NEDLAC & CCCMA Quarter 1 & 2 performance
13 Feb 2019
The Committee heard briefings from the Department of Labour, NEDLAC and the CCMA on their first and second Quarter Performance.
The Department said the overall performance of the Department for Q1 was 80%, up from the 53% attained in Q1 of 2017/18. In Q2 the overall performance of the Department was 80%, up from the 56% attained in Q1 of ...
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 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Localisation: Prof Ben Turok & SAMDA reports
5 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
The Portfolio Committee continued its engagements with role players who could add insights into the issue of localisation. Such insights ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage Act technical amendments: briefing
16 Jan 2019
Documents handed out: Submission of a Legislative Proposal: Memorandum in terms of Rule 273 of the Rules of the National Assembly – Portfolio Committee on Labour [confidential – not available to public]; National Minimum Wage Bill Process
The Portfolio Committee on Labour called an early meeting, prior to the official ...
Employment and Labour
Horseracing grooms living conditions: Phumelela Gaming and Leisure
5 Dec 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Labour met to hear representations from the Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Group. The meeting was meant to include briefings from the Department of Labour and its entities, but due to load shedding, the meeting was cut short and those briefings were not able to take place. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Local public procurement in the transport industry: Department briefing; 1064 Locomotives contract: Transnet update
4 Dec 2018
The Chairperson announced that there were some changes to the programme because neither Prasa nor the Department of Transport were not available that week and so their reports on localisation would have to be rescheduled for the following year.
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on local ...