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Trade, Industry and Competition
SA foreign direct investment obligations & Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: seminar
24 Aug 2015
The Committee heard a total of five presentations during a seminar designed to solicit input and facilitate discussion on the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill. First to present was Dr James Zhan from UNCTAD. He aimed to give the UN and international perspective on the state of global investment ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Consumer Commission (NCC) 4 Quarter 2014/15 performance; IPAP – Metal Fabrication sector: Transnet, PRASA & Tooling Association of South Africa input
18 Aug 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry had an engagement with four state entities on their performances.
The National Consumer Council (NCC) informed the Committee that 15 out of 18 targets had been fully achieved, two had been partially met and one had not been met at all. 1 582 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
SABS, National Lotteries Board on their 4th Quarter Reports; Operation Phakisa: Trade and Industry perspective
17 Aug 2015
The Committee received presentations from the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) and the National Lotteries Board on their fourth quarter reports, and from the Department of Trade and Industry on the achievements and future plans of Operation Phakisa.
The SABS said it had 1 100 employees who assisted in training, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2015 & Status of African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA)
4 Aug 2015
The Minister said one of the major themes that were covered in the government’s nine point plan in addressing the economy was the higher impact IPAP. There were a number of constraints in terms of manufacturing which were in some cases global challenges such as the steel glut experienced worldwide. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade and Investment Policy Workshop: day 1
21 Jul 2015
The Portfolio Committee’s trade and investment workshop focused on foreign direct investment, and featured presentations by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the University of the Western Cape (UWC) law faculty, the Trade and Law Centre (tralac), and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
The DTI described ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Remote Gambling Bill [PMB3-2015]: submissions and responses by Department & Private Member
24 Jun 2015
Mr G Hill-Lewis (DA) said there had been a strong feeling that the Remote Gambling Bill required stronger and more explicit language around the requirement for local investment. This was fully supported, because the intention of the Bill was clear. All licensed operators should situate the entirety of their business ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Remote Gambling Bill [PMB3-2015]: input by National Treasury, SARS & Financial Intelligence Centre
17 Jun 2015
In light of the dangers of excessive gambling, National Treasury was open to either prohibiting online gambling or regulating the sector as long as the choice was adequately enforced. National Treasury, SARS, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) could certainly provide the mechanisms to ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
9 Jun 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in 2013, ten years after the initial Act was promulgated, Parliament made some significant amendments to the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) legislation. There had been a provision in the old Act that stated that public sector organs may apply the Codes of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Engagement with National Lotteries Board (NLB) & Distributing Agencies on current status of its distributing activities in their respective sectors
5 Jun 2015
A delegation from the National Lotteries Board (NLB) delivered a presentation to the Committee on its distributing activities. Following the Lotteries Amendment Act, which had been promulgated in April 2015, the activities of the NLB would change in five main ways:
Trade, Industry and Competition
Draft National Gambling Policy: Department of Trade and Industry briefing; Gambling Sector Performance: National Gambling Board briefing
2 Jun 2015
The National Gambling Board reported that it monitored market conduct and gathered provincial gambling statistics. These statistics related to turnover, gross gambling revenue (GGR) and taxes/levies relevant to all regulated gambling modes, i.e. casinos, racing and betting, limited pay-out machines (LPMs) and bingo. There were 37 operational casinos out of ...