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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
WTO 12th Ministerial Conference outcomes: Tralac briefing
2 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Trade Law Centre briefed the Committee on the work of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the outcomes of Ministerial Conference 12.
Members heard that in the MC12 outcome document, Ministers committed members to work towards reform of the organisation ...
NCOP Security and Justice
South African Police Service Annual Performance Plan 2022/23; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the South African Police Service presented its Annual Performance Plan and budget allocations for 2022/23. The SAPS also presented on resourcing of provinces and police stations nation-wide.
The SAPS had a Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget of approximately R99 billion. This represents 2.7% increase ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2021/22 Quarter 4 Performance, with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the 2021/22 Quarter 4 performances. SEFA and SEDA delivered positive briefings with improvements in target achievements. Targets for supporting SMMEs owned by people with disabilities were missed ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Government Employee Housing Scheme: progress report; with Deputy Minister
8 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a briefing from the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) on the Government Employee Housing Scheme (GEHS) for public servants.
The introduction of the GEHS had arisen from concerns that public servants were not able to secure home loans without ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Committee Reports & First Term Programme
7 Dec 2021
In its final meeting for the year, the Committee met to consider and adopt outstanding meeting minutes and Committee Reports. The Committee reports on oversight visits to the Western Cape and virtual engagement with the Eastern Cape were adopted. Both reports dealt with economic development in the provinces, attracting ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Infrastructure Investment Plan progress, with DPWI Minister
1 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received an Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) progress report from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), with Minister de Lille and the Head of Investment and Infrastructure in the Presidency in attendance.
The purpose of the IIP ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Tourism Policy Review Panel on progress report
30 Nov 2021
The Tourism Policy Review Panel, appointed by the Minister of Tourism in November 2020, presented its still ongoing progress report to the Select Committee in a virtual meeting. The Panel highlighted the weaknesses of the 1996 White Paper that still informed tourism policy in South Africa today, more than two ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: finalisation
24 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure adopted the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill after clarifying provisions related to privacy rights in aviation accidents and incidents, the definition of “aerodrome” and the potential for conflicts of interest in the appointment of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Free State Economic Recovery Plan; Employment Equity Amendment Bill
23 Nov 2021
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) wanted the Select Committee to amend section 42(1)(a) of the Employment Equity Act from stating "national and regional" to "national or regional" when considering the equitable representation of designated groups within each occupational level in an employer’s workforce. The Select Committee was ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Road Traffic Regulations Amendment: Professional Driving Permit from a foreign country
10 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a briefing from the Department of Transport regarding its proposed amendment of Regulation 116 of the National Road Traffic Regulation of 2000, in terms of section 75(6) of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act no 93 of 1996).
The Committee was ...