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NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Energy on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Committee report on Protection of Investment Bill and Protocol on TRIPS
25 Nov 2015
The Department of Energy (DoE) briefed the Committee on its 2014/15 Annual Report. The Committee was provided with insight into the DoE’s non financial performance in relation to its service delivery environment, its service delivery improvement plan, its organisational environment and key policy development and legislative changes. Some key areas ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
WTO Decision on Implementation of Paragraph 6 of DOHA Declaration on TRIPS Agreement and Public Health; Protection of Investment Bill [B18B-15]: briefing & adoption
24 Nov 2015
The Committee asked for legal advice as to what constituted a quorum. Legal advice given was that a majority of permanent Members was needed in a meeting in order for a quorum to exist. Taking into consideration the number of Members present it was noted that a quorum did exist. ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B27-2015]: final Mandates: Decision deferred
18 Nov 2015
The Committee met to consider the final mandates on the 2015 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill from Provinces. The Parliamentary Legal Advisers were present to give guidance to Members. The Committee Secretary announced that six final mandates had been presented, and of those, five were in favour of the Bill. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of International Relations & Cooperation on its 2014/15 Annual Report
11 Nov 2015
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on its 2014/15 Annual Report, providing the Committee with insight into some of its key highlights. DIRCO’s African Agenda formed the backbone of its foreign policy objectives. It had recorded many successes in pursuit of regional peace initiatives such ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Department of Tourism on its 2015 Annual Report, in presence of Deputy Minister
4 Nov 2015
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2014/15, with the Deputy Minister of Tourism giving an opening report and participating in answering questions. She noted that the NDT had received an unqualified audit report from the Auditor General. It had also met 85% of ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Labour on its 2014/15 Annual Report
3 Nov 2015
The Department of Labour (DoL) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2014/15.The Strategic Outcome Orientated Goals 1-5 of the DoL were highlighted. The Committee was provided with a brief overview of the DoL’s Programmes i.e. Administration, Inspections and Enforcement, Public Employment Services and lastly Labour Policy and Industrial Relations. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry on its 2014/15 Annual Report
28 Oct 2015
The Committee heard the highlights of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Annual Report. Key achievements included keeping South Africa the number one destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) on the continent and negotiating the renewal of the US’s African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA). The DTI detailed the success ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Economic Development Department (EDD) on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
27 Oct 2015
The Economic Development Department (EDD) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2014/15. The Annual Report covered the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015. The Committee was provided with a performance overview of the EDD for 2014/15. For the financial year under consideration the EDD spent 99.7% of ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Nuclear international agreements with Korea; USA; Russian Federation, French Republic; People’s Republic of China
21 Oct 2015
The Department of Energy (DOE) briefed the Committee on the Intergovernmental Agreements signed with various countries around the nuclear build programme. The first section of the presentation presented an overview of the background of the SA Nuclear Programme, which began in 1985 with Koeberg. In 2011, an Integrated Resource Plan ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Southern African Customs Union Agreement 2002: Annex on Institutionalisation of SACU Summit: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
14 Oct 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the Annex to Institutionalise Heads of State within the Southern African Customs Union Summit (SACU) and the purpose of such an institutionalisation. The Department gave a brief history of SACU which had come into being around 1910 as an agreement ...