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NCOP Economic and Business Development
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) development: briefing by Department of Small Business Development with Deputy Minister
14 Oct 2014
The Department of Small Business Development spoke about the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda); Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA); National Empowerment Fund’s Rural Community and Development Fund; Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Risk Capital Facility; the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Incentive Schemes such as the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Role of SADC in addressing current issues in Lesotho and DRC: Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefing
17 Sep 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss SADC’s role in the current issues in Lesotho and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Department informed Members of Parliament that Lesotho currently has three political parties within a coalition government and its Constitution allows floor-crossing to take place-this has lead to ...
NCOP Finance
National Treasury and South African Revenue Service on International Tax Agreements
17 Sep 2014
The Select Committee on Finance was briefed by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on 14 International agreements for consideration and adoption by the Committee. The International Agreements were as follows: Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Turkey; African ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Compensation Fund progress report; Convention for Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships
16 Sep 2014
The Compensation Fund from the Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its performance in the 2013/2014 financial year; progress on the commitments it made to the Committee in 2013-14; its action plan to address its disclaimer audit opinion; the comparison of claims registered, accepted and repudiated for 2011-2014; the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
ILO Recommendation on National Floors of Social Protection & constitution amendment: ratification
26 Aug 2014
The Select Committee on Economic and Business Development met to receive a briefing by the Department of Labour on the Ratification of the 1986 Instrument of the Amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and the Ratification of New International Labour Organisation (ILO) Recommendation concerning National Floors ...
NCOP Finance
Termination of Section 100 Limpopo intervention, with Limpopo Premier & Minister of Finance
30 Jul 2014
The meeting brought the various Select Committees for the provincial departments affected by the section 100(1)(b) Limpopo intervention invoked in December 2011 when National Treasury took over the administration of the Departments of Health, Education, Roads and Transport, Public Works, and the Provincial Treasury.
The Limpopo Premier stated that corporate ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry on South Africa's Trade Policy and Strategy Framework (TPSF)
30 Jul 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said trade policy was an instrument of industrial policy and should support industrial development and upgrading, employment growth and increased value-added exports. South Africa had a relatively open economy, protected only moderately by tariffs, where 56% of duties were set at 0%. In ...
NCOP Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing & finalisation
29 Jul 2014
The National Treasury told the Select Committee that a balance was sought in the Appropriation Bill between the need to support a contracting economy and the need to consolidate the fiscus. Funding for infrastructure development was a priority, but the Treasury was clamping down on frivolous expenditure. The Treasury had ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Deputy Minister and Economic Development Department on MTEF budget, infrastructure initiatives and New Growth Plan
29 Jul 2014
The Deputy Minister and Department of Economic Development briefed the Committee on how the Medium Term Expenditure Framework budget responded to government infrastructure initiatives, and gave a progress report on the implementation of the New Growth Plan (NGP). The NGP was developed to address the legacy of inequality in relation ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on Department's 2014 Strategic Plan
23 Jul 2014
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spoke about shifting South Africa’s policies to a changing global environment. The global climate is changing from North to South and from West to East, and South Africa must implement measures that align with that changing climate. South Africa is aligning its ...