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NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
PRASA Annual Report 2021/22
30 Nov 2022
Passenger Rail Agency of SA (PRASA)
In its final meeting for 2022, the Select Committee met on a virtual platform with Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to discuss its 2021/22 Annual Report
The PRASA Board Chairperson said that PRASA is still working on solving longstanding inherited problems such ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Report on South Africa’s Trade Portfolio
29 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed on the status of the country's trade with the European Union (EU), its largest overseas trading partner, the United States, and the United Kingdom, which was no longer part of the EU. The implications of trade protocols such as the African Growth and Opportunity Act ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Briefing by the Department of Tourism on its 2021/22 Annual Report
22 Nov 2022
The Department of Tourism briefed the Select Committee on its 2021/22 Annual Report. The Department had fully achieved 45 out of 55 performance targets, partially achieved eight and not achieved two. Seven of the ten targets not fully achieved had been in the tourism sector support services programme. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Status of Dimbaza Industrial Park: dtic & Eastern Cape Development Corporation briefing, with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform for a briefing on the progress of Dimbaza Industrial Park. Members were briefed by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, members of the Eastern Cape provincial legislature and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation with the Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
National Rail Policy White Paper: briefing
19 Oct 2022
The Department of Transport (DoT) briefed the Committee on the timeframe and processes that were followed that resulted in the final White Paper. The policy thrust is to revitalise the country’s railway sector where rail offers the most economically, environmentally, financially and socially viable logistics and or mobility solution. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Workshop on Copyright Amendment Bill
18 Oct 2022
The Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment and Labour held a workshop on copyright and issues relevant to the Copyright Amendment Bill that the Committee would begin processing shortly. The workshop took place via a virtual platform and Members were addressed by four ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Enforcement & implementation of Public Service Regulations across the public service: DPSA briefing; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) gave a briefing on the enforcement and implementation of public service regulations across the public service to ensure uniformity and standardisation of government administrative business processes.
The meeting was a response to the challenges the Committee had raised ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Progress and challenges in rolling out finance and business support schemes towards SMMEs (including KZN following unrest); with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) briefed the Committee on the progress and challenges in rolling out all finance and business support schemes toward the growth of small, medium and micro enterprises as well as co-operatives, and their role ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
DPME mandate and functions
3 Aug 2022
The Select Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting on the mandate and functions of the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DPME), which responded broadly to all the questions raised by the Members.
The DPME said its role was coordinating government planning, monitoring and evaluation. The Committee asked ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
PRASA rail rehabilitation & modernisation in 10 priority corridors
22 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the modernisation and rehabilitation of the passenger rail network. The modernisation programme had three pillars: rolling stock general overhaul, rolling stock fleet renewal programme, and signalling and communications. The total cost ...