Dr Younus Cassim Vawda

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Younus Cassim Vawda

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Tourism Tourism Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
    25 Oct 2016

    2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR 

    The Committee considered its Budgetary Review Recommendation Report on the Department on Tourism. Of key importance to Members were the findings/observations and recommendations made by the Committee as captured in the Draft BRRR. The Committee was taken through the observations/findings and recommendations ...

  • Tourism National Department of Tourism on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister
    21 Oct 2016

    Annual Report 2015/16

    Minister Derek Hanekom made a few preliminary remarks before the Department presented it 2015/16 annual report. The Minister announced that both the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and its entity South African Tourism (SAT) had received clean audits. In August 2016 results on arrivals showed a continued ...

  • NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour BBBEE Commissioner on work of Commission
    12 Oct 2016

    The Chairperson at the outset of the meeting mentioned the planned trip of the Committee to Cuba and an invitation the Committee had received from Egerton University in Kenya. Members briefly discussed the two issues. The Committee agreed that the trip to Cuba would take place but due to a ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Central Energy Fund role in expansion of oil and gas industry in South Africa & Africa
    11 Oct 2016

    The Committee elected Mr M Rayi (ANC, Eastern Cape) as Chairperson of the Committee.

    The Committee was provided with an overview of the Central Energy Fund Group. The role of the Fund was to search for appropriate energy solutions to meet the energy needs of SA, the Southern African Development ...

  • NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour Tourism Sector transformation acceleration
    21 Sep 2016

    The Committee elected Mr M Rayi (ANC, Eastern Cape) as Acting Chairperson for the meeting in the absence of the Chairperson Mr E Makue (ANC, Gauteng).

    At the outset of the meeting discussion ensued on the issue of the restructuring of committees that had taken place due to some Members ...

  • Transport National Land Transport Amendment Bill [B7-2016]: briefing by Departments of Transport & Economic Development
    20 Sep 2016

    The Portfolio Committee on Transport joined with the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development to hold a workshop at which the Department of Transport (DoT) presented the National Land Transport Amendment Bill.

    The DoT saw the necessity to amend the 2009 National Land Transport bill so that it could ...

  • NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
    7 Sep 2016

    The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on its Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme.

    President Jacob Zuma had asked Minster of Trade and Industry Mr Rob Davies to look at old industrial parks and try to revitalise them. A total of ten industrial parks were assessed and were the ...

  • NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour Update on African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund: Departmental briefing
    24 Aug 2016

    The Committee received a briefing on the progress on the work that had been done by African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF). The loans or other financial assistance are granted in accordance with an agreement entered by the country in question and the Minister of DIRCO. The assistance that ...

  • NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour South African Tourism on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
    18 May 2016

    The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms Tokozile Xasa, said the briefing would speak to what was being done to boost tourism. Tourism had growth potential. There was a concerted effort by government to grow the sector. The idea was to develop and promote Small Medium and Micro Enterprises as well ...

  • NCOP Economic and Business Development Department of Labour, Compensation Fund & Unemployment Insurance Fund on their 2016 Annual Performance Plans
    17 May 2016

    The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020 and Annual Performance Plan 2016 - 2017

    The Committee was given insight into how the Department of Labour’s Strategic Goals tied in with Outcome s4,5, 11,12,13 and 14 of government. Targets had also been set in ...