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NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
31 May 2017
The Department of small Business Development briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said that the strength of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) depended upon there being a coordinated approach between the DSBD, provinces and local government to support small and ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Economic Development Department on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy
30 May 2017
The Department of Economic Development (EDD) briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan. The Minister and his deputy were present at the meeting.
In his preliminary remarks, the Minister said the Annual Performance Plan 2017/18 was the key roadmap to the Department’s work for the next twelve months. The ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Energy on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister and Deputy Minister
23 May 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Energy on its Annual Performance Plan and Budget.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister of Energy said that there were two critical issues that had to be seen to. The first was on the operations and effectiveness of the DoE’s entities. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry on its Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
10 May 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan.
In his preliminary remarks, the Deputy Minister said the structural fault lines of the South African economy continued to impede the ability of the economy to grow in order to create jobs. One of the challenges ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Tourism on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
3 May 2017
Minister Xasa explained that SA’s economy had slowed down however the tourism growth trajectory had been on the rise. One of the latest developments was the improvement in SA’s trade surplus in March 2017. This was the result of commodity exports that jumped on the back of strong global demand. ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
South African Bureau of Standards on its 2015/16 Annual Report
15 Mar 2017
The Committee was provided with brief background on the SABS and what its value chain of services entailed. It was highlighted that the SABS was the only organisation in SA that developed standards. The SABS sold standards as well. On revenue the SABS was 23% funded by ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Energy on its 2015/16 Annual Report
14 Mar 2017
The Committee was given insight into the income statement and balance sheet of the Department of Energy’s (DoE) for 2015/16. By the 31March 2016 the Department had utilised R7.14bn or 98.27% of its 2015/16 adjusted budget. There was a budget balance of R125.5m or 1.73% of the ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Credit Regulator on its Annual Report 2015/16
8 Mar 2017
The Committee received a briefing on the National Credit Regulator’s 2016/16 Annual Report.
Members were assured that the NCR had regular engagements with its key stakeholders. These included community outreach programmes (imbizos) with local tribal authorities. The NCR had also formed a credit industry forum comprising of ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Advisory Centre on WTO Law Agreement: ratification
22 Feb 2017
The purpose of the briefing was for the Committee to consider and approve SA’s accession to the Advisory Centre on WTO (World Trade Organisation) Law (ACWL). Some background was that there was an increase in use of non-tariff barriers and hence tariffs no longer afforded adequate protection. Trade restructuring measures ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Public Works & Property Management Trading Entity on their 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister in attendance
21 Feb 2017
At the outset, Minister Nxesi assured the Committee that he and the DPW took their engagements very seriously. The DPW had a turnaround plan in place which was started in 2012. The plan was founded on two pillars. The first was to have zero tolerance for corruption ...