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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Empowerment Fund on its Annual Performance Plan
21 Jun 2017
The National Empowerment Fund briefed the Committee on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plans.
The Committee was provided with insight into some of the challenges/market failures faced by entrepreneurs, these included limited own capital and lack of access to local and international markets. NEF solutions to these challenges was to ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Public Works on its reviewed Annual Performance Plan; Stakeholder consultation, with Deputy Minister
20 Jun 2017
The Committee met with senior officials of the Department of Public Works (DPW), including Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin and the DG of the Department, to be briefed on the reviewed Strategic Plans and 2017/18 Annual Performance Plans (APP) of the Department and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE). Prior to ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Transport on its Annual Performance Plan
7 Jun 2017
The Department of Transport briefed the Committee on its strategic, annual performance plans and budget.
The briefing spoke to the revisions that the Department had made to its Strategic Plan 2015-2020. Members were given a breakdown on targets that had been revised as per the DoT’s Programmes ie Administration, Integrated ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Labour on its Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2017
Deputy Minister Holomisa noted that the Department of Labour’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan had to be reviewed due to changes in the labour market. High levels of employment and unemployment had led to an increase in the demand for the Department’s services. Growing uncertainty in the future had ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
31 May 2017
The Department of small Business Development briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said that the strength of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) depended upon there being a coordinated approach between the DSBD, provinces and local government to support small and ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Economic Development Department on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy
30 May 2017
The Department of Economic Development (EDD) briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan. The Minister and his deputy were present at the meeting.
In his preliminary remarks, the Minister said the Annual Performance Plan 2017/18 was the key roadmap to the Department’s work for the next twelve months. The ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Credit Regulator on its Annual Report 2015/16
8 Mar 2017
The Committee received a briefing on the National Credit Regulator’s 2016/16 Annual Report.
Members were assured that the NCR had regular engagements with its key stakeholders. These included community outreach programmes (imbizos) with local tribal authorities. The NCR had also formed a credit industry forum comprising of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Advisory Centre on WTO Law Agreement: ratification
22 Feb 2017
The purpose of the briefing was for the Committee to consider and approve SA’s accession to the Advisory Centre on WTO (World Trade Organisation) Law (ACWL). Some background was that there was an increase in use of non-tariff barriers and hence tariffs no longer afforded adequate protection. Trade restructuring measures ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Public Works & Property Management Trading Entity on their 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister in attendance
21 Feb 2017
At the outset, Minister Nxesi assured the Committee that he and the DPW took their engagements very seriously. The DPW had a turnaround plan in place which was started in 2012. The plan was founded on two pillars. The first was to have zero tolerance for corruption ...
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 ...