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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Tourism Policy Review Panel on progress report
30 Nov 2021
The Tourism Policy Review Panel, appointed by the Minister of Tourism in November 2020, presented its still ongoing progress report to the Select Committee in a virtual meeting. The Panel highlighted the weaknesses of the 1996 White Paper that still informed tourism policy in South Africa today, more than two ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Legal Opinion on 2020 public submissions
26 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, Parliament's Office of Constitutional and Legal Services (OCLS) briefed the Committee on their legal opinions of submission received during the 2020 call for public comment on proposed amendments to the Constitution. Legal opinions were discussed on these proposed amendments:
- Opinion 2 of 2020 on ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: finalisation
24 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure adopted the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill after clarifying provisions related to privacy rights in aviation accidents and incidents, the definition of “aerodrome” and the potential for conflicts of interest in the appointment of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Free State Economic Recovery Plan; Employment Equity Amendment Bill
23 Nov 2021
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) wanted the Select Committee to amend section 42(1)(a) of the Employment Equity Act from stating "national and regional" to "national or regional" when considering the equitable representation of designated groups within each occupational level in an employer’s workforce. The Select Committee was ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: consideration of written submissions and departmental responses
17 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a briefing from members of the public with experience of aviation matters, who made written submissions regarding the Department of Transport’s proposed amendment to the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill of 2018. The Bill seeks to provide investigative capacities in the event ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill & Employment Equity Amendment Bill; with Ministry
16 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour met with the Department of Employment and Labour for a briefing on the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill and the Employment Equity Amendment Bill.
The Minister briefed ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Road Traffic Regulations Amendment: Professional Driving Permit from a foreign country
10 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a briefing from the Department of Transport regarding its proposed amendment of Regulation 116 of the National Road Traffic Regulation of 2000, in terms of section 75(6) of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act no 93 of 1996).
The Committee was ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Eastern Cape Covid-19 Economic Recovery & Investment Plan; with Ministry
9 Nov 2021
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency spoke on their strategies and contributions to boost job creation, economic growth and investments post Covid-19. Investment promotion interventions were detailed which included the film industry. Trade promotion was possible through virtual trade missions providing ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Refurbishment of railway infrastructure: PRASA progress report; with Deputy Minister
8 Sep 2021
The Committee convened virtually to be briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the entity’s progress report regarding the refurbishment of railway infrastructure. The Deputy Minister was in attendance.
The Deputy Minister, in her opening remarks, stated that the Board of PRASA was appointed at ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Briefing and consideration of Charter establishing SADC Aviation Safety Organisation
1 Sep 2021
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Transport (DoT) on a request for the consideration of the Charter establishing the Southern African Development Community Aviation Safety Organisation in terms of section 231(2) of the Constitution, 1996. SASO was established to enhance the safety of civil ...