Trade, Industry and Competition
National Consumer Tribunal & Companies Tribunal on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans
5 Apr 2016
The National Consumer Tribunal (NCT) presented the tribunal’s strategic and annual performance plan (APP), and said that the first goal of the tribunal was the effective and efficient management and adjudication of cases brought before the it. The matters referred to the tribunal were in two categories -- debt rearrangement ...
Employment and Labour
Department of Labour on 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
16 Mar 2016
The Department of Labour (DoL) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Labour on its quarterly performance report for the second and third quarters, and informed it that its average performance for the period was standing at 56%, while 79% of the budget had been spent. The introduction of stringent quality assurance ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Credit Regulator 3rd quarter performance & 2016 Annual Performance Plan; Remote Gambling Bill process
15 Mar 2016
The Remote Gambling Bill was until recently being dealt with in a subcommittee of the Portfolio Committee. However, the subcommittee was not being attended by members regularly and had only met twice this year and the Chairperson had therefore brought it back to the main Committee to be dealt with ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Policy; National Gambling Board 2016 Plans & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance; National Credit Act regulations
9 Mar 2016
Missing Doc: National Gambling Policy: Final (November 2015) [emai info@pmg.org.za]
The Chairperson noted that the Committee is unhappy with the caps put in place on interest rates in the National Credit Act regulations due to become active on 13 March, plus it lacks policy on old debt. The clause ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill: adoption; Department of Labour 2nd & 3rd quarter performance: FFC comments
9 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committee went through the Committee's proposed amendments the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill [B25-2015] and approved these:
Clause 4 amendment of section 11 of Act 63 of 2001
Clause 4 was rejected by all members.
Clause 10 amendment of section 24 of Act 63 of 2001, as amended by ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Fund Amendment Bill [B25-15]: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2016
The Committee discussed the three clauses on which objections had been raised in the previous meeting:
▪ Clause 10(b) inserting subsection 24(7) into the Act
The Committee agreed to remove the subclause.
▪ Clause 4 inserting subsection (1A) into the Act
The Committee agreed to remove clause 4 which allows ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Metrology Institute & National Empowerment Fund on 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
1 Mar 2016
The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA), gave a presentation on the third quarter financial and non-financial performance, which included the overall achievements to date against annual targets. NMISA was described as “an Institute that measures what matters, and what can be managed”. Its role is to manage the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on State of Nation Address & DTI mandate; WTO 10th Ministerial Conference outcome; Unilever engagement
23 Feb 2016
The Minister of Trade and Industry spoke about the State of Nation Address with respect to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mandate. Global demand in 2016 was expected to remain low. Commodity exporters were struggling. Drought was a key risk. Weak global demand in traditional markets constrained SA ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade Negotiations: status report; Trade Facilitation Agreement in Protocol amending Marrakesh Agreement establishing WTO
17 Feb 2016
DTI’s International Trade and Economic Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry gave a briefing on its approach to trade negotiations and a status report on the South African Customs Union (SACU); Southern African Development Community (SADC) Trade Protocol; SADC Trade in Services; Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA); ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Incentive schemes performance: DTI briefing
16 Feb 2016
In a joint meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, the Incentive Development and Administration Division (IDAD) of the Department of Trade and Industry presented on the objectives of industry support, the principles which guide incentive design and administration and an overview of its 14 incentive programmes within its ...