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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Tourism Sector Strategy & National Rural Tourism Strategy & Heritage Strategy: Department of Tourism briefing
15 Oct 2014
The Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) and the National Rural Tourism Strategy and Heritage Strategy, with more emphasis on the latter presentation, to prepare the Committee for its upcoming visit to the heritage site of Mapungubwe. The Committee was provided with ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) development: briefing by Department of Small Business Development with Deputy Minister
14 Oct 2014
The Department of Small Business Development spoke about the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda); Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA); National Empowerment Fund’s Rural Community and Development Fund; Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Risk Capital Facility; the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Incentive Schemes such as the ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Progress on aquaculture development in South Africa: Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Affairs briefings
14 Oct 2014
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Committee on the progress of aquacultural development in South Africa, beginning with a presentation on the current regulatory environment of the sector. Whilst there was an act relating to marine aquaculture, there was little on freshwater aquaculture and therefore the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Role of SADC in addressing current issues in Lesotho and DRC: Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefing
17 Sep 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss SADC’s role in the current issues in Lesotho and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Department informed Members of Parliament that Lesotho currently has three political parties within a coalition government and its Constitution allows floor-crossing to take place-this has lead to ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Compensation Fund progress report; Convention for Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships
16 Sep 2014
The Compensation Fund from the Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its performance in the 2013/2014 financial year; progress on the commitments it made to the Committee in 2013-14; its action plan to address its disclaimer audit opinion; the comparison of claims registered, accepted and repudiated for 2011-2014; the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
ILO Recommendation on National Floors of Social Protection & constitution amendment: ratification
26 Aug 2014
The Select Committee on Economic and Business Development met to receive a briefing by the Department of Labour on the Ratification of the 1986 Instrument of the Amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and the Ratification of New International Labour Organisation (ILO) Recommendation concerning National Floors ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Deputy Minister and Economic Development Department on MTEF budget, infrastructure initiatives and New Growth Plan
29 Jul 2014
The Deputy Minister and Department of Economic Development briefed the Committee on how the Medium Term Expenditure Framework budget responded to government infrastructure initiatives, and gave a progress report on the implementation of the New Growth Plan (NGP). The NGP was developed to address the legacy of inequality in relation ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on Department's 2014 Strategic Plan
23 Jul 2014
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spoke about shifting South Africa’s policies to a changing global environment. The global climate is changing from North to South and from West to East, and South Africa must implement measures that align with that changing climate. South Africa is aligning its ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Minister and Deputy Minister of Energy & Department of Labour on their 2014 Strategic Plans
22 Jul 2014
DoE Annual Performance Plan, Strategic Plan and Budget Vote 29
The DoE was mandated with the responsibility of ensuring secure and sustainable provision of energy for socio-economic development in our country – a mandate that has been reconfirmed via the National Development Plan (NDP) and the President’s 2014 SONA. Since ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Tourism on its 2014 Strategic Plan
16 Jul 2014
The Department of Tourism briefed the Committee on its 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans. The Committee was provided an overview of the Department’s objectives in line with the new Tourism Act of 2014, its structure, regulatory framework and vision. The Select Committee asked questions about advocacy, informal enterprises, social ...