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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 ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Labour Bills (NMW; BCEA; LRA & LLA): finalisation
7 Aug 2018
The Committee met to deliberate and finalise four labour bills: Labour Laws Amendment Bill; Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill; National Minimum Wage Bill; and Labour Relations Amendment Bill. The four Bills were adopted, without any amendments, though the DA and the EFF objected to some aspects of the draft ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Empowerment Fund 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
27 Jun 2018
The Committee was briefed on the 2018/19 Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (APP) of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF). The briefing covered the background of the NEF, milestones, deliverables and financial information. Members were provided with insight into the NEF’s investment process as well as detail on its investments ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Labour Bills: Department of Labour response to submissions
27 Jun 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Labour for a briefing on responses to comments from the public on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill; Labour Relations Amendment (LRA) Bill, and the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment (BCEA) Bill.
The Department indicated its responses were in the context of its understanding ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Labour Bills: public hearings day 3
26 Jun 2018
The Committee held the last tranche of public hearings on the three labour bills, namely: Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill; National Minimum Wage Bill; and Labour Relations Bill. The Free Market Foundation, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Labour and Enterprise Policy Research Group (UCT), Moodie & Robertson ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
South African Tourism 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
20 Jun 2018
SA Tourism briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2018/19.
SA Tourism had a goal of having 5m arrivals/trips within 5 years ie 2017-2021. The figure of 5m was broken down into 4m international and 1m domestic tourists. For 2017 which was year one of the 5-in-5 ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Labour Bills: public hearings day 2
20 Jun 2018
The Committee held the second tranche of public hearings on the three labour bills, namely: Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill; National Minimum Wage Bill; and Labour Relations Bill. Shukumisa Coalition, the Institute for Economic Justice, and the National Employers Association of South Africa (NEASA) made submissions.
Shukumisa Coalition pointed ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Labour bills: public hearings (Trade Union Input)
19 Jun 2018
The Committee held the first tranche of public hearings on the three labour bills, namely: Labour Laws Amendment Bill; Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill; National Minimum Wage Bill; and Labour Relations Bill. COSATU, FEDUSA and NACTU made a joint submission.
COSATU, FEDUSA and NACTU, in a joint submission, said ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
DPW & Property Management Trading Entity 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 May 2018
The Department of Public Works and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on their 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in attendance.
In his preliminary remarks, the Minister pointed out that when the Department of Public Works had concluded its turnaround strategy in ...