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Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: deliberations
18 Sep 2018
The Committee continued its deliberations on the Competition Amendment Bill [B23-2018] and started the clause-by-clause reading of the bill, in conjunction with, and with reference to, the Minister’s responses to matters raised by the Committee as contained in a report from the Economic Development Department.
On clause 1, which amended ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State Capture allegations: process; Department of Mineral Resources Quarter 1 performance
12 Sep 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on its first quarter performance report for the 2018/2019 financial year, and deliberated on the progress made on its inquiry into allegations of corruption in the DMR.
The DMR said its overall expenditure up to 30 June 2018 had ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill B23-2018: Ministry response to submissions
11 Sep 2018
The Minister of Economic Development responded to the matters raised during the public hearings on the Competition Amendment Bill. The Bill aims to ensure economic transformation inclusivity by opening the door to small and medium enterprises and black Africans to participate meaningfully in the country’s economic activities thereby enlarging the ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: deliberations
5 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Economic Development met to discuss all sections of the Competition Amendment Bill, 2018. As this was a very technical Bill, the Members agreed to refer what seemed unclear to them to the Minister for a response. Guidelines were a contentious issue, with the state law adviser ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources Quarter 4 performance; Oversight Reports
5 Sep 2018
The Department of Mineral Resources briefed the Committee on their 4th Quarterly report.
The overall expenditure up to 31 March 2018 (4th quarter) amounted to R1.779 billion or 99.8% of the total allocated budget of R1.779 billion for the 2017/18 financial year resulting in an underspending of R2.8 million or ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill [B23-2018]: deliberations
4 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Economic Development held a sitting after the completion of the public hearings phase on the Competition Amendment Bill. The objective of the meeting was to obtain feelers from Committee Members on their personal experiences and what other suggestions they might proffer.
Most Members felt that the ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: public hearings day 2
29 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Economic Development received briefings from various stakeholders on the second day of public hearings on the Competition Amendment Bill, which had officially been introduced to the National Assembly last month. Its primary objective was to address the structural challenges that were considered by the Minister of ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
28 Aug 2018
On the first of two days of public hearings, the Committee was briefed by nine entities, including organised business, trade unions, manufacturers, retailers and legal representatives, on their opinions of the proposed amendments to the Competition Act.
The Law Society of South Africa supported the objectives of the Bill to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister of Mineral Resources on current state of department
22 Aug 2018
The Minister started off by saying he hears of developments since taking over, “Unfortunately leadership is a continuous process. When I took office I took office voetstoots with all its problems and glory”. There is nothing he disowns and he accepts that everything in DMR is his responsibility now.
Seven ...
Economic Development
Competition Amendment Bill [B23-2018]: briefing by Minister
21 Aug 2018
The Minister of Economic Development briefed the Committee on the Competition Amendment Bill. The Bill sought to clarify certain key aspects of the Competition Act of 1998 such as market enquiry, abuse of dominance, national security and public interest issues.
There were two aspects to the meeting - the Minister ...