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Public Sector Employment programme: Department of Public Works briefing
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented a progress report to the Select Committee, setting out, for the public works programmes, the details on financial performance, integrated incentive grant performance, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) 3rd summit, progress on institutionalising the programmes and challenges faced. It was noted that ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
SA Tourism on its 2013/14 Annual Report; Committee Reports
26 Nov 2014
South African Tourism (SAT) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2013/14. SAT was essentially focused on the international marketing of SA as a tourist destination. Domestic tourism, brand awareness, key quality assurance beyond that of accommodation and business events growth were important pillars to SAT. On the corporate governance ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Deputy Minister and Department of Public Works on 2013/14 Annual Report; Committee Oversight Reports
25 Nov 2014
The Department of Public Works (DPW), with the Deputy Minister of Public Works, presented the 2013/14 Annual Report to the Select Committee. The main focus of the presentation related to establishing links between the non-financial performance and financial results. The Clean Audit Turnaround Project (budgeted at R134 million) resulted in ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Economic Development Department 2014 Annual Report briefing, with Deputy Minister present
11 Nov 2014
The Economic Development Department (EDD) presented its 2013/14 Annual Report to the Committee, with substantial input and explanations given by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and department officials. The mandate of the EDD was outlined, and emphasis placed on its role as secretariat to the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Department of Tourism on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
5 Nov 2014
The Deputy Minister of Tourism noted that tourism was a key growth sector for the economy. Important for tourism was the need for integrated planning between the three spheres of government. She noted the highlights for the NDT: the gazetting of the Tourism Act on the 2 April 2014; the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Energy on its 2013/14 Annual Report
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Energy briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year.
Some of the Department’s achievements pertained to the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) that had gained momentum over the financial year, with support from the Presidential Infrastructure Co-coordinating Commission (PICC), Eskom and municipalities, the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Transport on its 2013/14 Annual Report
28 Oct 2014
The transport sector remained key to regional and continental development. Therefore strengthening the country’s position as the gateway to Africa required continuous maintenance, expansion and upgrading of transport infrastructure networks. Overall, the DoT had set 329 targets for the 2013/14 financial year, 216 (66%) of these were achieved and 113 ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Tourism Sector Strategy & National Rural Tourism Strategy & Heritage Strategy: Department of Tourism briefing
15 Oct 2014
The Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) and the National Rural Tourism Strategy and Heritage Strategy, with more emphasis on the latter presentation, to prepare the Committee for its upcoming visit to the heritage site of Mapungubwe. The Committee was provided with ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) development: briefing by Department of Small Business Development with Deputy Minister
14 Oct 2014
The Department of Small Business Development spoke about the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda); Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA); National Empowerment Fund’s Rural Community and Development Fund; Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Risk Capital Facility; the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Incentive Schemes such as the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Role of SADC in addressing current issues in Lesotho and DRC: Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefing
17 Sep 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss SADC’s role in the current issues in Lesotho and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Department informed Members of Parliament that Lesotho currently has three political parties within a coalition government and its Constitution allows floor-crossing to take place-this has lead to ...