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Trade, Industry and Competition
SONA & Budget as it relates to Department: Minister briefing; DTI & EDD 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance
3 Mar 2020
2020 Budget Speech
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Minister of Trade and Industry gave a briefing on impact of the SONA and Budget on the Department’s programmes. The impact on core programmes was highlighted, involving 6 key areas: investment promotion, industrial masterplans, the African ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
NMISA & SANAS 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance
26 Feb 2020
The National Metrology Institute of South Africa said it strived to consistently deliver outstanding, innovative and internationally comparable measurement solutions that support regional and international trade, improve people’s quality of life and enable environmental protection. It had achieved seven of its 15 targets for the third quarter, but it was ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Ease of doing business & One Stop Shop implementation: DTI briefing
18 Feb 2020
InvestSA briefed the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on the progress of its ease of doing business working groups and the implementation of its One Stop Shops.
Regarding ease of doing business, significant progress had been made in the starting of business, which could now be accomplished in one ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Committee Reports on DTI & EDD Quarter 2 performance; Quarter 1 Programme for 2020
3 Dec 2019
The second quarter performance report of the Departments of Trade and Industry and Economic Development (EDD) was considered by the Committee, leading to a discussion on the recommendations which would be submitted to Parliament.
One of the issues raised was the continued contraction of the economy, particularly in the agriculture, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Companies Tribunal & CIPC 2018/19 Annual Report and 2019/20 performance
27 Nov 2019
The Company Tribunal 2018/19 achievements were 100% of decisions issued within 40 days from date of hearing; 100% Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) cases were finalised within the planned 25 days; 100% of suppliers were paid within 30 days (91% paid within 15 days); it received a clean audit.
The challenges ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
NRCS &SABS on their turnaround strategies; Committee Programme: discussion
26 Nov 2019
The Portfolio Committee met with the South African Bureau of Standards and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications to follow up on issues raised when the entities had presented their Annual and Quarterly Reports in October 2019. The Committee had requested each entity to present a detailed turnaround strategy ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Competition Commission & Competition Tribunal 2018/19 Annual Report & 2019/20 Quarter 2 Performance
19 Nov 2019
The Competition Commission briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2019/20 Quarters 1 and 2 performances and the Competition Tribunal presented its 2018/19 Annual Report and the 2019/20 Quarters 1 and 2 Performance Report.
The Committee was informed that it was the 20th anniversary of the Competition Authority ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
IDC & NEF 2018/19 Annual Reports & 2019/20 Quarterly Performance Reports
13 Nov 2019
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDCS) and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their 2018/19 Annual Reports and 2019/20 Quarter 1 and 2 performances.
The IDC had received an unqualified audit report, although it was in the process of the implementing of a ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry developments; DTI & EDD 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance
12 Nov 2019
The meeting began with a briefing on the 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance by both the Department of Trade and industry and the Economic Development Department. The second part of the meeting addressed the ongoing crises in the sugar industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry indicated that South Africa had ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
B-BBEE & NLC Commission 2018/19 Annual Report & 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance
5 Nov 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met with the National Lotteries Commission to receive briefings on the 2018/19 Annual Report and 2019/20 Quarter 2 Performance of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission and the National Lottery Commission’s Integrated Report for 2018/19. The Committee had intended ...