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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Incentives Scheme: briefing by National Empowerment Fund (NEF)
25 Feb 2015
The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) presented its new initiative on driving economic growth across all provinces, and highlighted that black entrepreneurs were still largely left out of the economic mainstream because they lacked the capital to invest in large business ventures and penetrate large lucrative markets. Currently black entrepreneurs representation ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Public Sector Employment programme: Department of Public Works briefing
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented a progress report to the Select Committee, setting out, for the public works programmes, the details on financial performance, integrated incentive grant performance, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) 3rd summit, progress on institutionalising the programmes and challenges faced. It was noted that ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Inter-Departmental Annual Report 2013/14; Schedule determining rates: Department of Justice
18 Feb 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented the Inter-Departmental Annual Report of 2013/14, with a special focus on the implementation of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (the Act), and the draft notice and schedules for determining the salaries of magistrates and judges.
In ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Deputy Minister and Department of Public Works on 2013/14 Annual Report; Committee Oversight Reports
25 Nov 2014
The Department of Public Works (DPW), with the Deputy Minister of Public Works, presented the 2013/14 Annual Report to the Select Committee. The main focus of the presentation related to establishing links between the non-financial performance and financial results. The Clean Audit Turnaround Project (budgeted at R134 million) resulted in ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Credit Regulator on its 2013/14 Annual Report
19 Nov 2014
The National Credit Regulator noted that it had received an unqualified opinion and had no findings on compliance, supply chain management and performance information. There was an under-expenditure of R 15.65 million. Key successes were to be found in its enforcement actions and its consumer education. The key challenges were ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Labour on its 2013/14 Annual Report
18 Nov 2014
The Department of Labour (DoL) reported on its annual report for 2013/14, providing details of the highlights and challenges of the year under review. It said it was focusing on strengthening social protection by giving greater attention to the fund components of their work -- the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Economic Development Department 2014 Annual Report briefing, with Deputy Minister present
11 Nov 2014
The Economic Development Department (EDD) presented its 2013/14 Annual Report to the Committee, with substantial input and explanations given by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and department officials. The mandate of the EDD was outlined, and emphasis placed on its role as secretariat to the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Department of Tourism on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
5 Nov 2014
The Deputy Minister of Tourism noted that tourism was a key growth sector for the economy. Important for tourism was the need for integrated planning between the three spheres of government. She noted the highlights for the NDT: the gazetting of the Tourism Act on the 2 April 2014; the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Energy on its 2013/14 Annual Report
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Energy briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year.
Some of the Department’s achievements pertained to the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) that had gained momentum over the financial year, with support from the Presidential Infrastructure Co-coordinating Commission (PICC), Eskom and municipalities, the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry 2013/14 Annual Report to the NCOP
29 Oct 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry noted it received a financially unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) for the 2013/14 financial year.
DTI noted key achievements against planned targets for 2013/14 in each of its five clusters: Industrial development; Trade, Investment and Exports; Broadening participation; Regulation; Administration ...