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Trade, Industry and Competition
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act & Indigenous Knowledge Act implementation
4 Mar 2020
The Department of Science and Innovation explained that the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act (No 6 of 2019) had a very broad scope that went beyond the protection of indigenous knowledge as intellectual property. It discussed potential sources of conflict between it and the Intellectual Property ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
NMISA & SANAS 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance
26 Feb 2020
The National Metrology Institute of South Africa said it strived to consistently deliver outstanding, innovative and internationally comparable measurement solutions that support regional and international trade, improve people’s quality of life and enable environmental protection. It had achieved seven of its 15 targets for the third quarter, but it was ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Incentive Report 2018/19 by DTI
25 Feb 2020
The DTI Industrial Financing Division (IFD) presented the highlights of the 2018/19 Annual Incentive Report: A snapshot showed: R8.9 billion in approvals; R.1 billion in disbursements; and R41.4 billion in actual investments (made up disbursements). The IFD funding model showed that 88% consisted of grants (R7.8 billion), 7% of tax ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Impact of Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of the Indigenous Knowledge Act on Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act (postponed)
19 Feb 2020
The meeting to discuss the impact of the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of the Indigenous Knowledge Act on the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act had to be postponed after the lead department on this matter, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) as it was previously known, submitted an ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Reports on DTI & EDD Quarter 2 performance; Quarter 1 Programme for 2020
3 Dec 2019
The second quarter performance report of the Departments of Trade and Industry and Economic Development (EDD) was considered by the Committee, leading to a discussion on the recommendations which would be submitted to Parliament.
One of the issues raised was the continued contraction of the economy, particularly in the agriculture, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Companies Tribunal & CIPC 2018/19 Annual Report and 2019/20 performance
27 Nov 2019
The Company Tribunal 2018/19 achievements were 100% of decisions issued within 40 days from date of hearing; 100% Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) cases were finalised within the planned 25 days; 100% of suppliers were paid within 30 days (91% paid within 15 days); it received a clean audit.
The challenges ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
NRCS &SABS on their turnaround strategies; Committee Programme: discussion
26 Nov 2019
The Portfolio Committee met with the South African Bureau of Standards and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications to follow up on issues raised when the entities had presented their Annual and Quarterly Reports in October 2019. The Committee had requested each entity to present a detailed turnaround strategy ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Competition Commission & Competition Tribunal 2018/19 Annual Report & 2019/20 Quarter 2 Performance
19 Nov 2019
The Competition Commission briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2019/20 Quarters 1 and 2 performances and the Competition Tribunal presented its 2018/19 Annual Report and the 2019/20 Quarters 1 and 2 Performance Report.
The Committee was informed that it was the 20th anniversary of the Competition Authority ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
IDC & NEF 2018/19 Annual Reports & 2019/20 Quarterly Performance Reports
13 Nov 2019
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDCS) and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their 2018/19 Annual Reports and 2019/20 Quarter 1 and 2 performances.
The IDC had received an unqualified audit report, although it was in the process of the implementing of a ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry developments; DTI & EDD 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance
12 Nov 2019
The meeting began with a briefing on the 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance by both the Department of Trade and industry and the Economic Development Department. The second part of the meeting addressed the ongoing crises in the sugar industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry indicated that South Africa had ...