Trade, Industry and Competition
Colloquium on beneficiation: Day 6
21 Oct 2014
Before adoption of the agenda, the suspension of the National Gambling Board (NGB) was raised again. After that, Dr W du Preez briefed the Committee on the South African titanium beneficiation with a focus on downstream manufacturing technologies and products. Members felt that the time had come to pursue the ...
Employment and Labour
NEDLAC & Department of Labout on their 2013/2014 Annual Reports
17 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to receive presentations from the National Economic Development and Labour Council on its 2013/2014 Annual Report, the Department of Labour on its Annual Report Achievements and Challenges, the Department of Labour on its presentation on the mining sector, and the Department of Labour on its Quarter ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund, Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, Arbitration on 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The Compensation Fund (CF) briefed the Committee on its 2013/14 Annual Reports. The Compensation Commissioner for the CF informed the Committee that this had not been a good year, and the CF had again received a disclaimer audit, with particular challenges around revenue collection and management. The Auditor-General (AG) apparently ...
Employment and Labour
Analysis of DoL & its entities financial performance: Parliamentary Researcher Unit briefing; Audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
15 Oct 2014
The Committee was briefed by researchers of the Appropriations Committee on the financial performance of Department of Labour and its entities, and by the Auditor General of South Africa on the audit outcomes.
The researchers described Department’s expenditure and variances for the year. Total expenditure had amounted to R2.37bn, which ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications & National Gambling Board on their 2013/14 Annual Reports & 1st quarter 2014 performance
14 Oct 2014
The National Gambling Board (NGB) presented its 2013/14 Annual Report and the report on the first quarter 2014/15 financial and non-financial performance. The briefing was delivered by the administrator appointed to the NGB, and it emerged during the discussion that the Minister had recently suspended the incumbent Board of the ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: input by Chamber of Mines
19 Sep 2014
The Chamber of Mines, an employer organization representing about 90% of the mining production in South Africa, said that it appreciates the value of the national minimum wage (NMW) as one of a range of mechanisms to address inequality. Nevertheless, a NMW across all industries might not be appropriate as ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: Agri-SA submission
17 Sep 2014
Agri-SA, a federation of agricultural organisations, representing a diverse grouping of individual farmers in the country, said in principle it accepted a national minimum wage but emphasised that the sectoral determination needed to be taken into consideration and it should be applied on different levels. The implementation of a national ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Consumer Commission & National Credit Regulator on their 1st Quarter Performance for 2014/15
16 Sep 2014
The National Consumer Commission briefed the Committee, with particular focus on overview of annual report, strategic objectives, achievement against planned targets, financial management and key challenges and financial projection. There was an investigation into the meat “scandal” labelling which led to meat labelling regulations being promoted by the Minister and ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: UWC, PLAAS and Progressive Professionals Forum
12 Sep 2014
National Minimum Wage submissions were made by the Social Law Project at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) in conjunction with the UWC and the Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF).
The University of Western Cape argued for the introduction of a ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on DTI's 2013/14 Annual Report and 1st Quarter 2014/15 performance
12 Sep 2014
With the Minister in attendance, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) took the Committee through the economic context of the 2013/14 Annual Report, strategic goals and structure of the Department’s work, its key achievements and financial management. Its 2014/15 1st Quarter report looked at key achievements, progress in ...