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NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
DPME mandate and functions
3 Aug 2022
The Select Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting on the mandate and functions of the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DPME), which responded broadly to all the questions raised by the Members.
The DPME said its role was coordinating government planning, monitoring and evaluation. The Committee asked ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
WTO 12th Ministerial Conference outcomes: Tralac briefing
2 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Trade Law Centre briefed the Committee on the work of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the outcomes of Ministerial Conference 12.
Members heard that in the MC12 outcome document, Ministers committed members to work towards reform of the organisation ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
PRASA rail rehabilitation & modernisation in 10 priority corridors
22 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the modernisation and rehabilitation of the passenger rail network. The modernisation programme had three pillars: rolling stock general overhaul, rolling stock fleet renewal programme, and signalling and communications. The total cost ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Tourism Infrastructure Projects: status report; with Deputy Minister
21 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the National Department of Tourism outlined the progress on the 99 tourism infrastructure projects underway with the Development Bank of Southern Africa as implementing agent. It also explained why 10 projects were discontinued.
Committee Members asked about the safety of tourists in the country; monitoring ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Convention on International Civil Aviation Amendments; Road Traffic Regulations Amendment
15 Jun 2022
Proposed Amendment to National Road Traffic Regulations
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee met to consider the Convention on International Civil Aviation Amendments, and an amendment to the National Road Traffic Act regulations.
The Department of Transport requested the Committee’s support for ratifying protocols relating to the amendment ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Black Industrialist Programme & SEZ progress & challenges
14 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) gave a presentation on the progress of the Black Industrialist Programme. The programme had provided R36.7 billion to over 1 000 black industrialists over the past seven years, but they still faced several challenges in the marketplace. ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
14 000 hectares state land transfer to Human Settlements: DPWI progress, with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a progress report from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on the transfer of 14 000 hectares of state land to the Housing Development Agency (HDA).
The Committee heard that the Cabinet Memorandum No 03 of 2019 approved 167 ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Consumer and Corporate Regulation Programme: DTIC briefing
7 Jun 2022
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the role and mandate of the Consumer and Corporate Regulation Programme in its 2022/23 annual performance plan. This included the status of the Companies Amendment Bill, the Companies Amendment Bill on Corporate Governance for ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) status report
1 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Transport (DoT) gave a progress report on the rollout of the Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN).
The Director-General stated that the vision of the public transport strategy is to have an integrated city-wide network of transport modes, transport routes, and railways services supported ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Industrial financing programmes and the role they play in activating industrial parks across all provinces
31 May 2022
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition updated the Committee on incentive support given to industrial infrastructure projects under the Industrial Financing Branch. There are three broad incentive instruments which the Department deploys in order to support infrastructure development. They allow the Department to have a ...