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Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Committee Bill: public hearings Day 1
30 Jan 2018
Debt Counsellors of South Africa said that it was in full support of debt intervention for low income earners. However, DCASA was of the view that the Debt Relief Bill was unlikely to achieve the intended relief because the intervention process was too complex, ambitious, undefined and unworkable. DCASA recommended ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
State of manufacturing, Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) and WTO: DTI update with Minister of Trade and Industry
28 Nov 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2016/17 Annual Report, status of the manufacturing sector and the upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in December 2017.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, began ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry: resolution; Debt Relief Bill process; Copyright Amendment Bill
22 Nov 2017
The Committee adopted a resolution that the South African Sugar Association (SASA) and the South African Cane Growers Association (SACGA) should comply with the Department of Trade and Industry instructions as dated in letters dated 20 April and 20 October 2017. The Committee expected a report-back from DTI on its ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade update
15 Nov 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) updated the Committee on South Africa’s trade agreements. The presentation spoke to the international context, regional integration and review of the SA Customs Union (SACU) agreement. The Committee was updated on SA’s position in the European Union bloc particularly in reference to the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry Regulations proposed amendments: DTI & stakeholders; Debt Relief Committee Bill: adoption for comment
10 Nov 2017
The Committee considered the Committee Bill dealing with Debt Relief and moved to adopt it and have it prepared for public comment. The DA abstained from having the Bill published.
The Committee received briefings from the South African Sugar Association (SASA), South African Cane Growers Association (SACGA), the South African ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Committee Bill: deliberations
8 Nov 2017
Debt Relief Committee Draft Bill not handed out to the public
The Committee met to deliberate on the flagged items in the Debt Relief Bill which had been raised in the previous meeting.
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor advised the Committee she had consulted the Department of Justice about realisable assets. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Quarter 2 performance
1 Nov 2017
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) briefed the Committee on its Second Quarter financial and non-financial performance reports. For the first time in its history, and that of its predecessor CIPRO, CIPC had achieved a clean audit. CIPC had met 70% of its targets. The IKS target had been ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Bill: Sub-Committee decisions on matters of concern in the Bill
1 Nov 2017
The Debt Relief Bill Sub-Committee met to address flagged concerns in the Debt Relief Committee Bill. The National Credit Regulator, the National Consumer Tribunal and the Department of Trade and Industry attended to give the Sub-Committee guidance and input in their areas of expertise. All decisions made by the Sub-Committee ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTI, National Consumer Commission & NRCS Quarter 2 Performance
31 Oct 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry and two if its entities: the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications and the National Consumer Commission briefed the Committee on their Quarter 2 Performance Reports for 2017/18.
The DTI achieved 83% of its target as per Annual Performance Plan. The achievements include the implementation ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief Committee Bill: consideration
25 Oct 2017
The Committee received a short briefing from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on some considerations on debt relief. The policy issues raised by the National Treasury would slow down the process of the Bill, such as the transfer of the powers of the NCR, allowing the NCR to declare reckless credit ...