With reference to his reply to a supplementary question on question 258 during a plenary sitting of the National Assembly on 17 November 2021, (a) what is the basis upon which he stated that the Government and millions of South Africans reject the Centre for Development and Enterprises’ report entitled The siren song of localisation and (b) how is his reply reconciled with the position of the Government’s commitment to an evidence-based
In the 2019 general election, the ruling party put forward a Manifesto committing to an Industrial Plan to Support Localisation as a key element of measures designed to drive investment, economic growth and create jobs. This Plan was endorsed by millions of voters and is the basis for government policy in this Administration. Research data outlined in previous replies to parliamentary questions (namely PQ ...
(1) With reference to the World Expo 2020 which is currently underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and in light of the allegations that the Republic’s stand at the event has been unmanned on several occasions, (a) what total amount has been (i) budgeted and (ii) spent on this event on each line item, (b) was the stand open every day for the event and manned for the full period, (c)(i) what total number of officials from his department flew from the Republic to be at the event and (ii) at what cost and (d) what benefit did the Republic receive from its participation at the expo;
2) whether he will furnish Mr D W Macpherson with (a) the list of officials mandated to man the stand and (b) the relevant attendance register; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
One of the primary objectives of South Africa’s participation at EXPO2020 is to provide South African companies exposure and access to global markets. To date, more than 219 companies have been recruited and economic development agencies are being provided a unique platform to display trade and investment opportunities offered by South Africa. In addition to the exposure received through the more than 125 000 ...
What are the details of support that his department has provided to the Competition Commission on any of its recommendations regarding (a) price fixing and (b) data prices since 1 April 2015?
Price-fixing is a statutory offence under the Competition Act (part of cartel-behaviour by firms who collude). The Competition Commission therefore does not make recommendations in this respect to the Executive but instead the Commission prosecutes firms where there is evidence of price-fixing. During the review of the Competition Act in 2017, the Ministry identified measures to strengthen the penalties applicable to cartel behavior ...
With reference to the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone, what are the details of (a) measures that have been put in place to ensure that the (i) boundary fence is not breached and/or cut and (ii) boundary lights and associated equipment are not vandalised and/or stolen and (b) the reasons for not having such measures in place in order to protect the boundary fence and lighting? [
The Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ (MAPSEZ) was designated in 2015; and subsequent to that, the SEZ License was issued in 2017 which formally designated MAPSEZ as a brownfield. The SEZ is managed by the Free-State Provincial Government. The department of trade, industry and competition’s role in this regard is to designate at the request of the province and to provide the financial support at the SEZ. ...
What are the details of the boundary lighting of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone with regard to the (a) total number of boundary lights, (b) details of the design of the boundary lights, (c) total cost of installing the boundary lights, (d) total number of boundary lights that were operational as at 31 July 2021, (e) detailed reasons why boundary lights are not operational and (f) date by which it is anticipated that all boundary lights will be fully operational? [
The Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ (MAPSEZ) was designated in 2015; and subsequent to that, the SEZ License was issued in 2017 which formally designated MAPSEZ as a brownfield. The SEZ is managed by the Free-State Provincial Government. The department of trade, industry and competition’s role in this regard is to designate at the request of the province and to provide the financial support at the SEZ. ...
(1)What are the details of the boundary of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in respect of, but not exclusively, (a) the length of the boundary and (b) the details of the boundary fence;
(2) What are the details of the (a) design of the boundary fence, (b) costs of constructing the boundary fence, (c) number of places that the boundary fence has been breached and/or cut, (d) number of breaches and/or holes in the boundary fence as at 31 July 2021 and (e) date by which it is anticipated that all breaches and/or holes in the boundary fence will be repaired?
The Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ (MAPSEZ) was designated in 2015; and subsequent to that, the SEZ License was issued in 2017 which formally designated MAPSEZ as a brownfield. The SEZ is managed by the Free-State Provincial Government. The department of trade, industry and competition’s role in this regard is to designate at the request of the province and to provide the financial support at the SEZ. ...
What are the details of (a) the names of businesses that invested, (b) the value of each businesses investment, (c) the products produced by each business and (d) each business within the special economic zone (SEZ) that has closed/ceased operations within the Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ situated in Harrismith in the Free State since the date the SEZ was established to 31 July 2021? [
The Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ (MAPSEZ) was designated in 2015; and subsequent to that, the SEZ License was issued in 2017 which formally designated MAPSEZ as a brownfield. The SEZ is managed by the Free-State Provincial Government. The department of trade, industry and competition’s role in this regard is to designate at the request of the province and to provide the financial support at the SEZ. ...
With reference to his reply to question 2014 on 10 September 2021, (a) what are the full details of the case of fraud, (b) who was involved and (c) on what date were criminal charges instituted? [
The CEO of the NRCS, Mr Mamaditse, has provided the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) with the following information.
a) “Full Details of the Fraud Case:
There was fraud committed amounting to R4 501,488.21. The employee processed fraudulent refunds. The NRCS receive funds from clients for services rendered or levies. In some instances, the clients fail to indicate ...
Whether, with reference to the management of systemic risk to the South African financial system in the economy, his department has conducted an assessment of the impact of defaults on the loans to fund black economic empowerment deals; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The department has advised me of the following information regarding the assessment of defaults on loans by the following dtic entities, The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission; Industrial Development Corporation (IDC); National Empowerment Fund (NEF); and the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF).
Over the period from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2021, the IDC approved R45.6 billion for companies with more than ...
(1) In light of the fact that the Republic to date has received 23,4% of its Johnson & Johnson supply, yet Aspen has been exporting some of its Johnson & Johnson vaccines abroad, what efforts is his department making in negotiating for Aspen to receive a full technology transfer agreement and not leave the fight to civil society alone considering the monopoly enjoyed by Johnson & Johnson,
(2) whether his department will consider a revision of the Republic’s patent laws to ensure that big pharmaceutical companies do not take advantage of the intellectual property laws at the expense of ordinary South Africans whose health should be a priority; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? [NW2577E]
(1) the dtic and other Government departments have worked together to build local capability in the production of Covid-19 vaccines. The actions included among others:
- Support to Aspen Pharmacare for the building of a world-class manufacturing facility in the Eastern Cape that was able subsequently to meet the technical standards to qualify as one of seven manufacturing plants globally for the ...
