Trade, Industry and Competition
Green economy & renewable energy: solar and wind industry & DTI progress reports
11 Mar 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) highlighted the importance of the Renewable Energy programme in the SA economy. It is generating local content of R39 billion, with 28 392 jobs created at a total project cost of R120 billion. A total of 3 916 MW has been awarded by ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Report on Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape oversight visit
10 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met briefly to discuss the report on its oversight visits to Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape. The Committee had visited the South African Bureau of Standards, the National Metrology Institute of South Africa, the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications and the South ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology Centres of Competence: Departmental briefing
4 Mar 2015
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Committee on the set up, achievements and plans of the DST Centres of Competence (COCs). These were described as presenting opportunities for commercialising research, maximising profits, research development and overall development for South Africa and its partners. COCs were still largely ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Industrial Policy, Industrial Policy Action Plan 2013/14: Status report by Department of Trade & Industry
4 Mar 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) briefed the Committee on the status of the Industrial Policy and the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2013/14, focussing on contextualisation, constraints and opportunities, and IPAP’s central key themes. By way of historical background, dti noted that there were deep racial structural problems ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Reports on oversight visits to Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape
3 Mar 2015
The Committee considered its Draft Reports on oversight visits that it had undertaken to the Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape Provinces. It was made abundantly clear that the Draft Reports once considered by members would not be adopted in the present meeting but would be adopted the following Tuesday ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Department of Trade and Industry on Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme
25 Feb 2015
The Department of Trade Industry (DTI) briefed the Committee on the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP), focusing on the purpose of the programme, the application process and adjudication of applications, and the challenges.
The MCEP was a response to the global economic crisis, which had severely restricted the export market ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Review of Space Affairs Act: briefing by South African Council for Space Affairs
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had embarked on a process to review the current legislative and regulatory prescripts governing space activities in South Africa. The review was motivated inter alia, by the developments in the national space arena since the enactment of the Act, which influenced changes on ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Training on investment promotion and Bilateral Investment Treaties
10 Feb 2015
Finance Standing Committee
PC Finance: Committee Legacy Report
11 Mar 2014
Members discussed the legacy report of the Standing Committee of Finance. Discussion centred around the challenges faced by the Committee around time constraints involving its interaction with Treasury over the processing of legislation as well as developing some recommendations around support services to assist the Committee in terms of legal ...
Finance Standing Committee
2014 Budget Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals: public hearings
3 Mar 2014
Ten organisations presented their comments, observations and criticisms on the 2014 Budget fiscal framework and revenue proposals to the joint Standing Committee on Finance and the Select Committee on Finance. This was the final session of public hearings.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission said the government was relying on targeted ...