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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP): Department of Tourism briefing
29 Jul 2015
Formal apologies were tendered for Minister Derek Hanekom, Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa and Mr Victor Tharage Acting Director General for not being able to attend the meeting.
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP). The briefing spoke to the focus areas of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Incentives Scheme: briefing by National Empowerment Fund (NEF)
25 Feb 2015
The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) presented its new initiative on driving economic growth across all provinces, and highlighted that black entrepreneurs were still largely left out of the economic mainstream because they lacked the capital to invest in large business ventures and penetrate large lucrative markets. Currently black entrepreneurs representation ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Public Sector Employment programme: Department of Public Works briefing
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented a progress report to the Select Committee, setting out, for the public works programmes, the details on financial performance, integrated incentive grant performance, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) 3rd summit, progress on institutionalising the programmes and challenges faced. It was noted that ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Diplomacy strategy & functioning of SA Council on International Relations: DIRCO input
18 Feb 2015
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on its Public Diplomacy strategy. Public diplomacy entailed communication of South Africa’s foreign policy, its priorities and objectives through direct and indirect communication, using various media platforms, including face-to-face communication, and new social media, in a way that was ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
AgriSETA & CATHSSETA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
26 Nov 2014
Three of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) briefed the Committee on their 2013/14 annual reports, focusing on their challenges, successes and goals. However, Members later commented that the reports varied widely in style, format and content, with some of the targets not clear and successes not specified, which ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Economic Development Department 2014 Annual Report briefing, with Deputy Minister present
11 Nov 2014
The Economic Development Department (EDD) presented its 2013/14 Annual Report to the Committee, with substantial input and explanations given by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and department officials. The mandate of the EDD was outlined, and emphasis placed on its role as secretariat to the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, with input also from the Deputy Minister, presented the 2013/14 Annual Report, emphasising that the task of the Ministry and Department was to ensure South Africans had access to modern technology. The major successes as well as the under-achievements in the year under ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Tourism Sector Strategy & National Rural Tourism Strategy & Heritage Strategy: Department of Tourism briefing
15 Oct 2014
The Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) and the National Rural Tourism Strategy and Heritage Strategy, with more emphasis on the latter presentation, to prepare the Committee for its upcoming visit to the heritage site of Mapungubwe. The Committee was provided with ...
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 ...