Trade, Industry and Competition
SABS & NRCS 2018/19 Annual Reports; 2019/20 Quarter 1 performance
9 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Trade and Industry and two of the entities that reported to the Department, the South African Bureau of Standards and the National Regulator for Component Specifications, following an audit report by the Auditor-General which showed that two entities had ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Audit outcomes of Departments: AGSA briefing; DTI & EDD 2018/19 Annual Reports & 2019/20 & Quarter 1 performance; with Deputy Minister
8 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met the team from the Attorney-General’s Office to receive a briefing on the audit results of the two Departments that report to the Committee, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Economic Development Department. Although the two Departments were ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Workshop on African Trade and Regional Integration
18 Sep 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry received a briefing from the Trade Law Centre (Tralac) on African trade and regional integration, with specific reference to progress on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
TRALAC’s examined the implementation, prospects and challenges facing the Continental Free Trade Agreement, and more broadly ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Engagement on Investment Policy and Visit to One-Stop-Shop in Cape Town
17 Sep 2019
This meeting took place outside Parliament. PMG was not present at the meeting and reproduced this record based on the Committee Minutes.
The Committee received a briefing on the country’s investment policy and thereafter did a walkabout around the One-Stop Shop in Cape Town.
Trade, Industry and Competition
Overview of existing trade relations and agreements, as well as ongoing trade negotiations
11 Sep 2019
The Committee met for a comprehensive briefing on South Africa’s trade negotiations by the International Trade and Economic Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry.
South Africa’s share of world trade had grown from 0.45% in 2000 to 0.53% in 2018. However, in US dollar terms, South Africa’s ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
SA Automotive Masterplan; National Credit Amendment Act impact assessment; with Minister
10 Sep 2019
The DTI indicated that the South African Automotive Industry was contributing 6.8% to GDP, i.e. 4.3% through manufacturing and 2.5% through retail. It accounted for 29. 9% overall manufacturing output and 14.3% of exports. It employed about 110 000 people in vehicle and component production. About R7.2 billion was being ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry Status Report
4 Sep 2019
The Department of Trade and Industry pointed out that the sugar industry had been facing major challenges, including transformation to ensure participation and representation of black farmers. The DTI, as advised by Parliament, was currently undertaking an interim transitional arrangement that aimed to include black farmers; this arrangement would end ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Legacy Reports: Economic Development and Trade and Industry
28 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed on the Legacy Reports of the Economic Development and Trade and Industry in the Fifth Parliament. The reports highlighted the activities undertaken by both committees, and suggested recommendations to the Committee. Members were reminded that as the Department of Economic Development was merging with ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Signing of the National Credit Amendment Bill; Consumer and Corporate Regulation Division: DTI Induction briefing
21 Aug 2019
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee informed Members that the National Credit Amendment Bill [B 30 – 2018] had been assented to and signed by the President on 13 August 2019 as Act No 7 of 2019. It had been processed as a Committee Bill which originated with the Committee ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Training by Office of the Auditor-General
20 Aug 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry was briefed on the new amendment to the mandate of the Auditor-General of South Africa, which would include a three-step process to allow for an increase in its powers. Material irregularities -- when direct resources were being used in a wasteful or reckless ...