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Trade, Industry and Competition
Engagement on Transfer Pricing
25 Mar 2015
Mr F Shivambu (EFF) presented a paper on transfer pricing and the South African Mining Development Agency presented their perspective on transfer pricing as it related to the mining industry.
Mr Shivambu said transfer pricing was usually utilised by multinational corporations as a form of tax avoidance through selling the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
3rd Quarterly Reports for National Credit Regulator, National Lotteries Board & Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
24 Mar 2015
The National Credit Regulator (NCR), the National Lotteries Board (NLB) and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), reported on their Third Quarter Financial and Non-Financial Performances. The Committee also dealt with the request by Mr G Hill-Lewis to have full access to the forensic investigation report on the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Proudly South Africa briefing
18 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry was briefed by Proudly South Africa (PSA). The presentation focused on the campaigns that had been run by the PSA to market the label and promote the buying of local products. These included the “Buy Local” summit and exposition, the SA Premier Business ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on State of Nation Address impact on DTI mandate; DTI Strategic Plan 2015/16; 3rd Quarter performance; Plastic Sector progress report
17 Mar 2015
The Minister of Trade and Industry elaborated on the Nine Point Plan to accelerate economic growth as first raised by the President in his State of the Nation Address. He also provided details about trade policy and in particular the potential renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Gambling Board 3rd quarter 2014/15 report; Forensic Commission Report: Minister and Department of Trade and Industry briefings
13 Mar 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti), with input also from the Minister of Trade and Industry, briefed the Committee on the situation with the National Gambling Board (NGB), which was created in 2009 under the National Gambling Act to regulate gambling activities in the country, focusing primarily on casinos, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Green economy & renewable energy: solar and wind industry & DTI progress reports
11 Mar 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) highlighted the importance of the Renewable Energy programme in the SA economy. It is generating local content of R39 billion, with 28 392 jobs created at a total project cost of R120 billion. A total of 3 916 MW has been awarded by ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Report on Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape oversight visit
10 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met briefly to discuss the report on its oversight visits to Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape. The Committee had visited the South African Bureau of Standards, the National Metrology Institute of South Africa, the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications and the South ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration state of readiness: Department of Communications, Sentech, SA Post Office; Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)
10 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Communications and on Telecommunication and Postal Services were jointly briefed by the Department of Communications, Sentech, USAASA and the South African Postal Service on their preparedness to rollout Broadcasting Digital Migration. After concerns were raised about the absence of the Communications Minister, Members queried the three-time ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Industrial Policy, Industrial Policy Action Plan 2013/14: Status report by Department of Trade & Industry
4 Mar 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) briefed the Committee on the status of the Industrial Policy and the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2013/14, focussing on contextualisation, constraints and opportunities, and IPAP’s central key themes. By way of historical background, dti noted that there were deep racial structural problems ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Reports on oversight visits to Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape
3 Mar 2015
The Committee considered its Draft Reports on oversight visits that it had undertaken to the Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape Provinces. It was made abundantly clear that the Draft Reports once considered by members would not be adopted in the present meeting but would be adopted the following Tuesday ...