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NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its 2015/16 Annual Performance Report, with Minister
14 Feb 2017
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on its 2015/16 Annual Performance Report.
The Minister of Small Business made preliminary remarks before the presentation. In her remarks, she conceded that there were areas that required improvement when it came to the Department’s performance. Not all ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
South African Tourism on its 2015/16 Annual Report
8 Feb 2017
SAT had obtained its 15th unqualified audit report for 2015/16.The Committee was provided with some context of the 2015/16 financial year which had been a difficult year for Africa as a whole. There was a wide array of macro issues that had to be dealt with. Some ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Poultry Sector crisis: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
1 Feb 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the crisis affecting the poultry sector. The Department attributed the crisis to market preferences within the sector. Developed countries consumed white meat while developing countries consumed brown meat. Key input costs relating to feed, electricity, and ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Productivity SA on its 2015/16 Annual Report
31 Jan 2017
Productivity SA briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Report 2015/16.
The Committee was provided with insight about the achievements for all the 6 strategic objectives.
The Committee was provided with insight into the challenges faced by Productivity SA during 2015/16 and the remedial actions that were ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Labour on its 2015/16 Annual Report
31 Jan 2017
The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its 2015/16 Annual Report with a focus on those areas where the Department had not achieved. The Committee was provided with a breakdown of annual performance as per strategic objective:
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Liquor Policy briefing
30 Nov 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on its Final National Liquor Policy
The intention was to provoke a serious debate on alcohol abuse that was on the increase. The state spent R37.9bn per annum on matters like welfare, crime, accidents, and treatments due to alcohol abuse. SA ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Credit rating review impact on Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) & its 2015 Annual Report
29 Nov 2016
The Industrial Development Corporation briefed the Committee on its 2015/16 Annual Report, taking into account credit rating review and the implications of the Corporation’s role in the economy and employment.
It had been a challenging year for the global and South African economies but the Industrial Development ...
International Relations
Petition on current situation in Palestine: National Coalition for Palestine briefing
23 Nov 2016
The National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) in South Africa briefed the Committee on a petition presented to Parliament on 9 August 2014 following a peaceful march attended by over 200 000 people. It said the motivation for the march and the petition was the savage attacks on Palestinians, especially children, which ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of International Relations and Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund on their Annual Reports 2015/16
9 Nov 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation brief the Portfolio Committee on its Annual Report for 2015/16 as well as the Annual Report for the African Renaissance Fund for the same peiod. Even though there had been considerable achievements for the Department abroad, the audit outcome was ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Economic Development Department on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister; Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill: finalisation
8 Nov 2016
The Economic Development Department briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for 2015/16. The Department had spent 99.8% of its allocated budget. The planned target for the period was 164 and it had been achieved. An additional 68 targets were met. Some statistics provided included that total ...