2018-w2479 - 03 September 2018

Elsabe Natasha Ntlangwini to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(a) What is the total number of special economic zones (SEZs) in the country, (b) where is each specified SEZ located, (c) what is the (i) monetary value of investment in operations in each SEZ and (ii) size of each SEZ and (d) who owns the land on which each SEZ is located?

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 3 Sep 2018

(a) What is the total number of special economic zones (SEZs) in the country?

There are nine (9) designated zones in the country.

(b) where is each specified SEZ located?

The zones are located as follows:

  • Coega SEZ is located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
  • East London SEZ is in East London, Eastern Cape
  • Dube TradePort SEZ is in Durban, KZN
  • Richards Bay SEZ ...
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2018-w2347 - 24 August 2018

Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the top five products in each category and Rand value that South Africa (a) imported and (b) exported in each of the past five years?

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 24 Aug 2018

Although South Africa is a relatively diversified economy importing and exporting products from a number of different sectors including agriculture, mining and manufacturing, our export basket is still dominated by primary products from mining and agriculture.

The top 5 products from agriculture, mining and manufacturing South Africa imported over the past 5 years are as follows:

Agricultural Products Imports

Top 5 agricultural products ...

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2018-w2346 - 24 August 2018

Elsabe Natasha Ntlangwini to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the top five agricultural imports and exports by Rand Value in each of the past five years?

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 24 Aug 2018

The top 5 agricultural products South Africa exported over the past 5 years are as follows:

Agricultural Products Imports

Top 5 agricultural products SA imported from the world in the past 5 years

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world

2013

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world

2014

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world

2015

SA top 5 ...

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2018-w2338 - 23 August 2018

Elsabe Natasha Ntlangwini to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him, (b) what is the cause of each dispute, (c) what is the nature of each dispute and (d) on what date was each dispute (i) reported and (ii) resolved;

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 23 Aug 2018

Department:

QUESTION 1(a)(i)

QUESTION 1(b)

QUESTION 1(c)

QUESTION 1(d)(i)

QUESTION 1(d)(ii)

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1. The Applicant claims that he applied for a promotional post and was not shortlisted

Unfair Labour Practice: S186(2)(a) - Promotion

4/05/2018

Pending

 

2. The Applicant claims that he applied for a promotional post and was not shortlisted

Unfair Labour Practice: S186(2)(a) - Promotion

4/05/2018

Pending

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2018-w2273 - 23 August 2018

Patrick George Atkinson to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(1)(a) What is the current status of the Centurion Aerospace Village (CAV), (b) what number of tenants are participating in the CAV and (c) on what date were contracts in this regard signed in each case; (2) what number of persons (a) are currently employed and (b) were employed at the CAV in (i) full-time and (ii) part-time employment in the 2017-18 financial year; (3) whether any cases relating to alleged corruption and/or maladministration at the CAV were opened since 1 January 2015; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) is the status of each of the investigations into the specified cases; (4) whether any interactions have been undertaken by the CAV with the City of Tshwane (a) regarding the delivery of bulk infrastructure to the CAV and/or (b) seeking any form of assistance to complete construction of the CAV; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW2448E;

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 23 Aug 2018

1.  (a) The CAV has concluded bulk services agreements and related contributions with the City of Tshwane in line with the municipality requirements. The external electricity works has been constructed and commissioned to receive Township Establishment approval by the City of Tshwane. The balance of the bulk infrastructure is underway.

(b) Two (2) tenants are participating in the CAV.

(c) The contracts were signed ...

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2018-w2211 - 23 August 2018

Narend Singh to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

Whether he has met with the Minister of Health and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to further discuss the socio-economic benefits of the commercialisation of hemp farming in the country; if not, on what date will this discussion take place; if so, what are the further relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 23 Aug 2018

No, I have not met with either the Minister of Health or the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to discuss the commercialisation of hemp.

However, the dti recognises the potential value to be derived from commercial value chains of Cannabis and related products. Thus it has undertaken research that seeks to understand, from an industrial policy perspective, the obstacles and opportunities for South ...

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2018-w2237 - 23 August 2018

Ghaleb Cachalia to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(a) How many times did the Steel Pricing Committee meet (i) in 2017 and (ii) since 1 January 2018, (b) can he provide Mr G K Y Cachalia with a list of who was present at each meeting and (c) what were the results in terms of price increases or price decreases from each meeting?

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 23 Aug 2018

a) The International Trade and Administration Commission (ITAC) Steel Committee was established in 2016 to monitor the impact of the primary steel tariff increases and evaluate the performance of the primary steel industry in terms of the commitments made for such tariff changes. (i) The committee met twice in 2017. (ii) The Committee has not met in 2018 and will only re-convene after September ...

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2018-w1894 - 14 June 2018

Jan Adriaan Esterhuizen to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

Whether he has found that the provision of incentives, such as subsidies and tariff protection, which remove competitiveness in the industry, has an impact on the weak levels of economic growth in the country?

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 14 Jun 2018

It is an over-simplification to suggest that ‘subsidies and tariff protection remove competitiveness in the industry’.

(i) The dti’s incentives are carefully designed so as to improve the competitiveness of the beneficiary company and – over time – the competitiveness of industries.

For example, the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) was designed to assist firms which, after the Global Financial Crisis, were facing declining ...

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2018-w1895 - 14 June 2018

Jan Adriaan Esterhuizen to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(1)Whether the 10% tariff protection given to a certain company (ArcelorMittal) was one of the conditions that the price of steel must not be increased to the downstream industry; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why has the specified company increased steel prices more than six times since it was given the tariff protection?

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 14 Jun 2018

No, the conditions of the 10% tariff increase on primary steel products produced by ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) does not include conditions that the price of steel must not increase.

The conditions of the tariff adjustment are subject to a signed agreement between AMSA and government which includes a requirement for AMSA to abide by steel pricing principles and reciprocal commitments. These are the ...

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2018-w2040 - 13 June 2018

James Robert Bourne Lorimer to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the details of the (a) number of accidents that vehicles owned by his department were involved (i) in each of the past three years financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) cost for repairs in each case and (c) (i) number of and (ii) reasons for vehicles being written off in each case; 2) Whether all vehicles owned by his department have tracking devices installed? NW2200E

Reply from the Minister of Trade and Industry on 13 Jun 2018

(a) (i) (ii) (b) (c) (i) (ii)

1) None of the vehicles owned by the department were involved in accidents or written off during the period indicated above.

2) There are no tracking devices installed in any of the vehicles owned by the department.

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