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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 Economic Development & Trade
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
National Land Transport Amendment Bill [B7B-2016]: public hearings
11 Sep 2018
The Select Committee was briefed by stakeholders in the South African taxi industry – including e-hailing operators and metered taxi organisations -- on their views on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill.
Uber welcomed the Bill, but had three main concerns. These concerned the punitive measures, the vehicle markings and ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
Department of Tourism progress & interventions to stimulate domestic tourism
5 Sep 2018
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) and SA Tourism briefed the Committee on progress and interventions to stimulate domestic tourism.
The challenge at hand was SA’s lack lustre domestic tourism performance and on how to grow domestic tourism on the back of tough economic conditions in SA. The NDT had ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
AARTO Amendment Bill: proposed amendments; National Land Transport Amendment Bill: stakeholder inputs
4 Sep 2018
The State Law Adviser took the Committee through the proposed amendments to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill. These would be sent to the provincial legislatures for consideration of their final mandates.
In the public hearings on the National Land Transport Amendment Bill, the South African ...
NCOP Economic Development & Trade
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 Economic Development & Trade
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 ...