House Chair, the Department of Trade and Industry is primarily responsible for developing an enabling environment that drives strategic, regional and international trade and that attracts direct investment for sustainable jobs. It is further important to realise that the department cannot function in isolation and its ability to deliver is largely influenced by the general political climate, other departments and investment trust in South Africa.
Since 1994, however, the South African government has legislated the country into bankruptcy, without being able to enforce these laws, while poor governance,
corruption and state capture had a detrimental effect on the economy.
Afrikaans:
Die Departement van Handel en Nywerheid sal nie sy doelwitte behaal, solank daar wetgewing en regulasies bestaan wat op ideologie, in plaas van gesonde logiese sakebeginsels gebaseer is nie. Die instelling van die suikerbelasting deur die voormalige Minister van Gesondheid het reeds tot die verlies van duisende werksgeleenthede gelei en die plaaslike suikerbedryf onder groot druk geplaas, terwyl die Wysigingswet op Skuldverligting die hele kridietbedryf onder groot druk plaas en ook groot beleggingswantroue in die sektor veroorsaak.
English:
The future of the local cement industry has been jeopardised by substandard products, largely imported from Vietnam, and the International Trade Administration Commission, Itac, should consider import tariffs on an urgent basis.
The National Regulator for Compulsory Specification is under administration, while it is supposed to be a key player in protecting public health, safety standard and furthermore, the South African Bureau of Standards, SABS, has a turnaround time of more than 400 days in certain cases.
Afrikaans:
Een van die mislukte steunpilare van die departement is die wyse waarop BBBEE [bre-basis swart ekonomiese bemagtiging] geimplimenteer is. Dit het reeds in sy doel gefaal. Dit het niks meer as gerieflike retoriek nie geword. Die VF Plus ondersteun nie die verslag nie. Dankie. [Tyd verstreke.]