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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement; SADC Protocol on Finance & Investment amendment; DTI Annual Report
7 Nov 2018
The Committee was given some context on the global environment in which SA found itself in. Growth was slowing down in China and SA was being affected by the interest rates and policy of the United States of America (USA). Domestically, SA was starting to turn the corner as there ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
AARTO Bill [B38B-2015]: final mandates
30 Oct 2018
Delegates presented their respective final mandates on the Bill to the Committee. The Eastern Cape Province, the Free State Province, the KwaZulu-Natal Province, the Limpopo Province, the Mpumalanga Province and the Northern Cape Province voted in favour of the Bill. The Western Cape Province was not in support of the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Credit Amendment Bill [B30-2018]: briefing
10 Oct 2018
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefed the Committee on the National Credit Amendment Bill. The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry in October 2016 had initiated the Bill to provide debt relief measures for the most vulnerable of consumers. One of the main themes of the Bill was to create a ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
National Land Transport Amendment Bill [B7B-2016]: Department response to submissions
9 Oct 2018
The Department of Transport presented its responses to submissions received on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill from Uber South Africa Technology, Taxify South Africa, South African Local Government Association (SALGA), Uber Driver Partners, South African Metered Taxi Operators (SAMTO) and South African E-Hailing Association (SAEHA). DoT said for the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Competition Amendment Bill: briefing by Minister and Deputy Minister
9 Oct 2018
The Minister of Economic Development provided an overview of the Competition Amendment Bill to the Select Committee although the Bill was due to be passed by the Portfolio Committee only on 16 October. The Competition Act was enacted twenty years ago in 1998. Over time, certain gaps had been identified. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
African Union Agenda 2063
12 Sep 2018
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on Agenda 2063.
The African Union Member States adopted Agenda 2063 as an overarching framework for addressing past injustices and realization of the Pan-African vision of an “integrated and prosperous Africa”.
Agenda 2063 is the Continent’s strategic framework for ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
AARTO Amendment Bill: negotiating mandates
21 Aug 2018
The Committee had in a previous session instructed the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)/ Department of Transport (DoT) to respond to proposed amendments made by provinces on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill. The RTIA/DoT had already responded to the amendments proposed by the Eastern Cape ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) on economic priorities
15 Aug 2018
The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) briefed the Committee on its role in promoting coordinated and accelerated implementation of government’s economic vision and priorities.
The NRCS explained that its mandate was to promote health, safety and environmental protection through the development and enforcement of technical/compulsory specifications. The NRCS regulated ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
AARTO Bill [B38B-2015]: negotiating mandates
14 Aug 2018
The Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo Provincial Legislatures voted in favour of the Bill with proposed amendments. Mpumalanga abstained from voting on the Bill. The Northern Cape and the North West Provincial Legislatures also voted in favour of the Bill inclusive of their recommendations. The Western Cape ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement: ratification
8 Aug 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the ratification of the Agreement establishing a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) amongst the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The briefing outlined ...