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NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Driving licence backlog; Legal opinion on foreign driving permit regulation; HPCSA MOU
23 Mar 2022
Proposed Amendment to National Road Traffic Regulations
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Transport on progress toward clearing the driving licence backlog. The breakdown of the single machine producing driving licence cards had created a backlog of 639 000 cards by January 2022 when ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Labour Migration Policy; COIDA Regulations; DEL 2020/21 Annual Report; Employment Equity Amendment Bill & COIDA Bill adoption
22 Mar 2022
Draft National Labour Migration Policy
Employment Services Amendment Bill
A complaint was raised during the NCOP public participation on the COID Amendment Bill that the Compensation Commissioner had published draft regulations on 19 October 2021 that reinstated through regulations the purpose of Clause 43 which the ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Government Employee Housing Scheme: progress report; with Deputy Minister
8 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a briefing from the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) on the Government Employee Housing Scheme (GEHS) for public servants.
The introduction of the GEHS had arisen from concerns that public servants were not able to secure home loans without ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Infrastructure Investment Plan progress, with DPWI Minister
1 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received an Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) progress report from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), with Minister de Lille and the Head of Investment and Infrastructure in the Presidency in attendance.
The purpose of the IIP ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: finalisation
24 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure adopted the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill after clarifying provisions related to privacy rights in aviation accidents and incidents, the definition of “aerodrome” and the potential for conflicts of interest in the appointment of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill & Employment Equity Amendment Bill; with Ministry
16 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour met with the Department of Employment and Labour for a briefing on the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill and the Employment Equity Amendment Bill.
The Minister briefed ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Eastern Cape Covid-19 Economic Recovery & Investment Plan; with Ministry
9 Nov 2021
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency spoke on their strategies and contributions to boost job creation, economic growth and investments post Covid-19. Investment promotion interventions were detailed which included the film industry. Trade promotion was possible through virtual trade missions providing ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Refurbishment of railway infrastructure: PRASA progress report; with Deputy Minister
8 Sep 2021
The Committee convened virtually to be briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the entity’s progress report regarding the refurbishment of railway infrastructure. The Deputy Minister was in attendance.
The Deputy Minister, in her opening remarks, stated that the Board of PRASA was appointed at ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Small Businesses Development on support to distressed businesses affected by unrest in KwaZulu-Natal & Gauteng; with Minister
31 Aug 2021
The Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment and Labour was briefed by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) on the support offered to distressed businesses following the unrest and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces.
The DSBD said it intended to ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
DTIC, IDC & NEF economic recovery support interventions following unrest
24 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) and two of its entities — the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) — on interventions and support extended to distressed businesses affected by the recent unrest and ...