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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry on its Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
10 May 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan.
In his preliminary remarks, the Deputy Minister said the structural fault lines of the South African economy continued to impede the ability of the economy to grow in order to create jobs. One of the challenges ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Tourism on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
3 May 2017
Minister Xasa explained that SA’s economy had slowed down however the tourism growth trajectory had been on the rise. One of the latest developments was the improvement in SA’s trade surplus in March 2017. This was the result of commodity exports that jumped on the back of strong global demand. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
South African Bureau of Standards on its 2015/16 Annual Report
15 Mar 2017
The Committee was provided with brief background on the SABS and what its value chain of services entailed. It was highlighted that the SABS was the only organisation in SA that developed standards. The SABS sold standards as well. On revenue the SABS was 23% funded by ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Energy on its 2015/16 Annual Report
14 Mar 2017
The Committee was given insight into the income statement and balance sheet of the Department of Energy’s (DoE) for 2015/16. By the 31March 2016 the Department had utilised R7.14bn or 98.27% of its 2015/16 adjusted budget. There was a budget balance of R125.5m or 1.73% of the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Credit Regulator on its Annual Report 2015/16
8 Mar 2017
The Committee received a briefing on the National Credit Regulator’s 2016/16 Annual Report.
Members were assured that the NCR had regular engagements with its key stakeholders. These included community outreach programmes (imbizos) with local tribal authorities. The NCR had also formed a credit industry forum comprising of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Empowerment Fund on its 2015/16 Annual Report
15 Feb 2017
The Committee was provided with insight into the recapitalisation of the NEF. In order to meet the growing demand for business funding from black entrepreneurs countrywide, the NEF required an annual allocation of R2bn over the next five years. To this end it was decided that the NEF would secure ...