(a) What tests have been undertaken by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications pertaining to (i) road safety and (ii) vehicle safety in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years and (b) in each case, (i) what were the outcomes of each specified test, (ii) when was each specified test undertaken and (iii) under what conditions were the specified tests undertaken?
a) i) The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) ensures that all new vehicle models and certain safety critical replacement components that fall within the domain of its compulsory specifications and specific provisions of the National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996), comply with all relevant requirements before they are offered for sale in South Africa. The NRCS is mandated to ensure new ...
(1) With regard to the recently established National Export Advisory Council, how will the council enable the unlocking of opportunities and unleashing of barriers to trade whilst dealing with developmental issues and facilitating market access; (2) (a) who are the members that serve on the specified council and (b) how were they chosen; Friday, 24 July 2015 930 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 24 - 2015 (3) what remuneration will each council member receive; (4) what costs will be incurred by the specified council to do its work; (5) has (a) a business plan and (b) key objectives been developed for the specified council; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
The National Export Advisory Council (NEAC) will facilitate access to targeted international markets by prioritising the resources and supporting the exporters to enter foreign markets and service continental infrastructure projects. NEAC will facilitate the eradication of trade barriers in the targeted markets (as informed by the Export Diversification Strategy) whilst dealing with the developmental issues as defined by the “four gear concept” of ...
What amount did (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years?
(1)With regard to the published Liquor Policy Review, has his department conducted a regulatory impact assessment to ascertain what the cost to the economy would be in terms of job losses should the specified policy be implemented;
Has his department or any of the entities reporting to him awarded any funding for the production of (a) the Uzalo television drama, produced by certain persons (names furnished) or (b) any other (i) film or (ii) television production involving the specified two individuals; if so, what are the relevant details
Has his department or any of the entities reporting to him awarded any funding for the production of (a) the Uzalo television drama, produced by certain persons (names furnished) or (b) any other (i) film or (ii) television production involving the specified two individuals; if so, what are the relevant details?
(a) No approval has been given for the production of Uzalo television dram produced by Mr Duma Ka Ndlovu and Ms Gugu Ncube.
(b) No film or television production involving the specified individuals has been awarded funding by the Department of Trade and Industry.
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Entity
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a
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b (i)
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a(ii)
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Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable ... |
(1) With regard to the published Liquor Policy Review, has his department conducted a regulatory impact assessment to ascertain what the cost to the economy would be in terms of job losses should the specified policy be implemented; (2) has his department solicited legal opinion (a) on the proposal to suspend or revoke liquor licenses for noncompliance with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment requirements and (b) will an amendment be made to (i) the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act, Act 53 of 2003 and/or (ii) the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, Act 46 of 2013: Amendment Codes of Good Practice if such a provision to revoke licenses does not exist; (3) has his department solicited legal opinion on the policy’s proposed standardisation of licensing considering the Constitutional Court judgment in Ex parte the President of the Republic of South Africa In RE: Constitutionality of the Liquor Bill, CCT 12/99, handed down on 11 November 1999, which found that the granting of liquor licenses was exclusively a provincial competency?
What amount did (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years?
Response from the Department
(a) (i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (cc)
Advertising Cost: 2012/13
The annual advertising cost per newspaper per financial year is indicated in the table below:
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Newspaper
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2012/13 Financial Year
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2013/14 Financial Year
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2014/15 Financial Year
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Sowetan
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R1 283 046.88
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R1 146 164 .88
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R511 733.97
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Daily Sun
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0
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0
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0
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Response from the Entities
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Entity
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b (i)(aa)
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b (i)(bb)
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b (i)(cc)
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b(ii)(aa)
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b (ii)(bb)
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b(ii)(cc)
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Companies ... |
(1) Whether, with regard to the Director-General’s comments to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on 25 February 2015 on the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (details Friday, 19 June 2015 832 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2015 furnished), all outstanding applications were processed by May 2015; if not, (a) why not, (b) how many applications still need to be processed and (c) when will this process be finalised; (2) what engagements are taking place with the National Treasury to extend the programme beyond the 2017-18 financial year, as recommended by his department’s budget report?
(1) What is his department doing to assist manufacturing businesses cope with the electricity crisis; (2) is his department assisting manufacturing businesses with the purchasing of industrial size generators as an interim measure to keep production going through the current electricity crisis?
