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Trade, Industry and Competition
Non-completion of trade agreement; farewell
19 Mar 2019
The Committee held a brief meeting to deal with the final minutes and for Members to say farewell to colleagues.
The presentation on the trade agreement between the Southern African Customs Union, Mozambique and the United Kingdom was cancelled as an agreement had not been reached as had been hoped. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board interviews: deliberations & recommendation; Department & reporting entities state, with Minister
14 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to firstly deliberate on the nominations for the vacancies on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation and to receive a briefing on the progress of the Department of Communications and its entities. The Minister of Communications attended the entire meeting, but did ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
UK Trade Agreement; Industrialisation/Localisation Committee Report; Legacy Report
13 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the status of the negotiations of a rollover Economic Partnership Agreement between the Southern African Customs Union Members States, Mozambique and the United Kingdom in the light of the approaching Brexit deadline of 29 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
SABS, DTI, B-BBEE Commission, National Lotteries Commission performance
6 Mar 2019
The Chairperson noted that that the European Union had determined that no new intra-EU investment arbitration proceedings would be initiated and had issued a declaration on the legal consequences of a judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on investment protection in the European Union. She indicated ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Localisation progress report by Auditor-General, PRASA, National Treasury, DTI
5 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee had a tightly packed agenda as the intention was to close off on localisation so that the Committee could prepare an interim report on the topic. The Department of Trade and Industry, National Treasury, the Office of the Auditor-General and PRASA briefed the Committee on progress and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Export Credit Insurance Corporation Annual Report & Quarter 3 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa briefed the Portfolio Committee for the first time during the Fifth Parliament.
The Corporation began by explaining that, just after the Second World War, trade was perceived as a big issue driving the well-off nations and other countries sought ways and means ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Localisation: Prof Ben Turok & SAMDA reports
5 Feb 2019
Localisation & Local Procurement Inquiry: day 1
Localisation & Local Procurement Inquiry: bus procurement day 2
Local public procurement in the transport industry: Department briefing; 1064 Locomotives contract: Transnet update
The Portfolio Committee continued its engagements with role players who could add insights into the issue of localisation. Such insights ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Localisation progress report; Sugar industry transformation report; Committee Annual Report
5 Dec 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has paid particular attention to transformation in the sugar industry following complaints from sugar cane farmers about the state of the industry, which was aggravated at the time by the importation of sugar at extremely low prices. It was against that backdrop that ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Local public procurement in the transport industry: Department briefing; 1064 Locomotives contract: Transnet update
4 Dec 2018
The Chairperson announced that there were some changes to the programme because neither Prasa nor the Department of Transport were not available that week and so their reports on localisation would have to be rescheduled for the following year.
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on local ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Amendment Bill: adoption; Industrial Policy Action Plan 2018/19; DTI Quarter 2 performance
21 Nov 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry presented a 10-Year Review of Industrial Policy and Action Plan and briefed the Committee on key focus areas for the year ahead. The Department requested the Committee to endorse the report so that the Plan could get support going ahead as there had been ...