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Trade, Industry and Competition
Implementation of South African Furniture Industry Masterplan: engagement with Minister, DTIC & stakeholders; Committee Programme
28 Sep 2022
Furniture Industry Master Plan
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Furniture Industry Master Plan from the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition and representatives from manufacturers, unions and retailers in the furniture industry who declared their support for the Master Plan.
The ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Follow-up meeting on SIU investigation into allegations of maladministration and corruption at NLC; Introduction of NLC Chairperson and Board, with Minister
27 Sep 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Special Investigating Unit, and the board of the National Lotteries Commission, following the investigation into allegations of maladministration and corruption at the Commission.
The Portfolio Committee had ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Development and plans for Musina-Makhado SEZ & Seshego and Nkowankowa Industrial Parks
21 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee met to receive a briefing from the Limpopo Economic Development and Tourism Department on the development and plans for the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ), as well as a briefing from the Limpopo Development Agency on the development and plans for the Seshego ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Implementation & Review of DTIC legislation
13 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition on the implementation and review of legislation. The Deputy Minister and department officials were accompanied by representatives from the relevant entities who provided specific details ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
IDC, NEF & DTIC on funding application and adjudication processes as well as aftercare services, with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Industrial Development Corporation, and the National Empowerment Fund on the funding application and adjudication processes, as well as on the aftercare services that they ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTIC initiative to reduce red-tape & update on the roll-out of provincial One-Stop Shops
6 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on its initiative to reduce red tape, as well as an update on the roll-out of provincial one-stop shops.
The Department explained that the one-stop-shop significantly ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Engagement with the downstream sugar industry on possibilities and challenges to sugar beneficiation (Food and Beverages Sectors), with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition and various stakeholders in the downstream sugar industry in South Africa.
The delegation was led by the Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition in a ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Appointment of B-BBEE Commissioner; Implementation of relief programmes following 2021 unrest and recent floods, with Minister & Deputy Minister
30 Aug 2022
Minister Ebrahim Patel briefed both the Portfolio Committee and the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour on the appointment of the Commissioner of the B-BBEE Commission.
According to the B-BBEE Amendment Act, the candidate must have suitable qualifications and experience ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Report on DTIC Quarter 4 Performance
24 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry considered the Draft Report on the fourth quarter financial and non-financial report of the Department of Trade Industry and Competition. The report was adopted with the 12 proposed conclusions submitted by the ANC. No additional ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Draft Policy on Scrap Metal: DTIC briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition briefed the Committee on the proposed Draft Policy on scrap metal and metal theft. He highlighted that this issue has major economic costs for South Africa and urgent action is ...