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NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Transport on its 2013/14 Annual Report
28 Oct 2014
The transport sector remained key to regional and continental development. Therefore strengthening the country’s position as the gateway to Africa required continuous maintenance, expansion and upgrading of transport infrastructure networks. Overall, the DoT had set 329 targets for the 2013/14 financial year, 216 (66%) of these were achieved and 113 ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Compensation Fund progress report; Convention for Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships
16 Sep 2014
The Compensation Fund from the Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its performance in the 2013/2014 financial year; progress on the commitments it made to the Committee in 2013-14; its action plan to address its disclaimer audit opinion; the comparison of claims registered, accepted and repudiated for 2011-2014; the ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
ILO Recommendation on National Floors of Social Protection & constitution amendment: ratification
26 Aug 2014
The Select Committee on Economic and Business Development met to receive a briefing by the Department of Labour on the Ratification of the 1986 Instrument of the Amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and the Ratification of New International Labour Organisation (ILO) Recommendation concerning National Floors ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on Department's 2014 Strategic Plan
23 Jul 2014
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spoke about shifting South Africa’s policies to a changing global environment. The global climate is changing from North to South and from West to East, and South Africa must implement measures that align with that changing climate. South Africa is aligning its ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Minister and Deputy Minister of Energy & Department of Labour on their 2014 Strategic Plans
22 Jul 2014
DoE Annual Performance Plan, Strategic Plan and Budget Vote 29
The DoE was mandated with the responsibility of ensuring secure and sustainable provision of energy for socio-economic development in our country – a mandate that has been reconfirmed via the National Development Plan (NDP) and the President’s 2014 SONA. Since ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Tourism on its 2014 Strategic Plan
16 Jul 2014
The Department of Tourism briefed the Committee on its 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans. The Committee was provided an overview of the Department’s objectives in line with the new Tourism Act of 2014, its structure, regulatory framework and vision. The Select Committee asked questions about advocacy, informal enterprises, social ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Public Works on its 2014 Strategic Plan
14 Jul 2014
The Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Select Committee on Economic Development on its Budget Vote, Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for the 2014/15 financial year. The delegation from the DPW was led by the Minister, Mr Thembelani "Thulas" Nxesi. The delegation also included the Deputy Minister, Mr ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry on its 2014 Strategic Plan
8 Jul 2014
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and budget for 2014/15. The seven programmes were briefly outlined. The importance of putting the South African economic situation in context to the world’s economies, and considering its trading partners, was stressed. There ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Mr E Makue (ANC, Gauteng) was elected Chairperson of the Select Committee on Trade and International Relations. In his opening remarks, he highlighted the importance of working closely with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as well as tourism and its value in job creation.
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Mr L Suka (ANC, Eastern Cape) was elected Chairperson of the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development.
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Infrastructure Development Bill: Final mandates; Mineral & Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill: Negotiating mandates; Committee Legacy Report
25 Mar 2014
Provinces were asked to present their final mandates on the Infrastructure Development Bill, but the meeting had to be postponed twice whilst the outstanding mandates were awaited. Eventually, it was noted that Western Cape had opposed the Bill. Free State and Gauteng were only holding hearings on the Bill that ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Rollout of National Solar Water Heater Programme: briefing by Department of Energy
24 Feb 2014
The Department of Energy (DoE) met with the Select Committee on Economic Development to brief the Committee on the National Solar Water Heater Programme. The installation of solar water heaters (SWHs) was announced in 2009 and over the current medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) had remained government’s short-term target. In ...