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Trade, Industry and Competition
National Lotteries Commission Quarter 2 performance; NRCS LOAs & ICT modernisation
27 Nov 2018
The Committee met with the National Lottery Commission for a briefing on its Second Quarterly Report and for a briefing by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications.
The National Lottery Commission informed the Committee that technology was a problem as the Lottery Commission was 15 years behind in technology used ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Annual Report & Legacy Report
21 Nov 2018
The meeting began with the Content advisor going through the financial statements of the Committee’s 2018 annual report and its 5th Parliament Legacy Report (2014 - 2019). There were a few technical and grammatical changes, and the reports were duly adopted by the Members.
The Chairperson raised a concern arising ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Amendment Bill: adoption; Industrial Policy Action Plan 2018/19; DTI Quarter 2 performance
21 Nov 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry presented a 10-Year Review of Industrial Policy and Action Plan and briefed the Committee on key focus areas for the year ahead. The Department requested the Committee to endorse the report so that the Plan could get support going ahead as there had been ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Amendment Bill: consideration
20 Nov 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the changes made to the National Gambling Amendment Bill following the deliberations in the Committee and the consideration of public comments. Some editorial corrections had also been made.
The Department had included issues relating to the quorum and how decisions ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill & Performer’s Protection Amendment Bill: adoption; National Gambling Amendment Bill: consideration
15 Nov 2018
In a packed agenda, the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry began with the formal consideration of the Copyright Amendment Bill. Clauses 1 to 38 were approved by the Committee but with a number of objections from the DA. Objections related to the resale of royalty rights, the transmission of ...
Employment and Labour
Horse-racing grooms working conditions & Department inspections
14 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by a South African Racehorse trainer on the situation with trainers and labour legislation. The Committee had initially invited the Association of Trainers to come and explain some of the issues raised after an engagement with Phumelela Gaming and Leisure, but only the Racehorse trainer was ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill & National Gambling Amendment Bill: consideration
14 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry addressed the final issues with the Performer’s Protection Amendment Bill before embarking on a reading for an in-principle agreement.
The technological protection measures had been inserted in the Bill but the definitions had not been inserted. Those definitions, taken from the Copyright Amendment ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: consideration of Legal Opinion
13 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry had had several concerns about the constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill, particularly in respect of the clauses that dealt with retrospectivity. The Senior Legal Advisor had recommended a phased in approach for implementation of the Bill with those clauses not being implemented ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill: consideration of submissions
8 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Senior Parliamentary Legal Advisor on the public submissions on the Performer’s Protection Amendment Bill as well as its response to those inputs. The Department of Trade and Industry also presented its views on the public input.
There were no inputs on the proposed deletion ...
Employment and Labour
Minister on Jobs Summit 2018; Committee Legacy Report
7 Nov 2018
The portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Ministry of Labour on the 2018 Job Summit report. The Job Summit was aimed at addressing the unemployment challenge that was currently being faced in South Africa. Various social partners had agreed to work collaboratively in addressing this challenge for the benefit ...