Trade, Industry and Competition
Debt Relief proposed policy; WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement & Trade Negotiations; BBBEE Commissioner appointment
16 May 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) presented a discussion document on the proposed Draft National Credit Policy Review for Debt Relief and the National Credit Amendment Bill, developed by the Portfolio Committee. In the main, DTI recommended changes to the National Credit Act (NCA) that will allow the Minister ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Manufactured goods: National Treasury briefing
10 May 2017
National Treasury spoke about the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) consisting of two components. However, they focused on the Production Incentive Programme (PIP) component which was a cost-sharing grant to buy new equipment and upgrade enterprise processes which was managed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). National Treasury ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Poultry Industry: public hearings; National Empowerment Fund on its Annual Performance Plan
9 May 2017
This was the third in a series of public hearings about the poultry industry which was losing jobs in that sector and it was widely believed that job losses are the result of the quantities of chicken being imported at a lower cost than its local production cost in South ...
Finance Standing Committee
Transformation of the Financial Sector: public hearings
3 May 2017
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) submission discussed trends and statistic regarding credit in South Africa (SA), and made recommendations for the financial sector. The Cooperative Banking Development Agency (CBDA) defined what Cooperative Financial Intuitions (CFIs), how they could be used to benefit and transform the economy, and recommendations to help ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Local Procurement: Transnet, PRASA, DPE, DOT, Pamodzi Unique, Neledi Inhlanganiso, Smith Capital, Eskom and National Treasury
24 Mar 2017
A wide range of state-owned companies (SOCs) and government departments briefed the Committee on the challenges facing industry in South Africa with respect to local procurement.
The Neledi Inhlanganiso Group said it was 100% black-owned, established in 2003, and produced ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including iron and steel. It specialised ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Poultry Industry: public hearings
23 Mar 2017
Due to rising concerns over the crisis facing the poultry industry, the meeting was convened to hear briefings from three poultry industry entities, the Department of Trade and Industry and
two trade unions. Issues covered in the presentations ranged from chicken dumping, duties and tariffs, export incentives, the closure of ...
Finance Standing Committee
Transformation of the Financial Sector: 22 March public hearings
22 Mar 2017
The Finance and Trade and Industry Committees held joint public hearings on Transformation of the Financial Sector. Members felt the transformation pace was slow and had to be sped up.
Submissions emphasised the need for radical transformation and redressing the apartheid legacy. They noted that the private sector was not ...
Finance Standing Committee
Illicit Financial Flows & Base Erosion and Profit Sharing: input by government agencies
15 Mar 2017
The Standing Committee on Finance, the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry and Mineral Resources held a joint meeting on illicit financial flows to hear the views of the following stakeholders in the battle to stop the harmful effects of illicit financial flows (IFFs), transfer pricing and base erosion and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Ford Kuga recall: hearing
7 Mar 2017
Ford SA told the Committee that an increase in engine compartment fires on the Ford Kuga 1.6 litre model was reported in January 2016. A maintenance check was initiated in December 2016 with more than 1 000 Kugas inspected and a definitive cause was established. A safety recall of 4 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Report on International Astronautical Conference
1 Mar 2017
Documents handed out:
Committee Report on International Astronautical Conference
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee on Trade and Industry was mandated to attend the Astrononautical Conference which was hosted in a different country every year. The 2016 edition of the conference was attended by ...