The department has not paid for anyone to travel to France to attend the Rugby World Cup final in France during October 2023. We are proud of the victory of the Springboks and the thrilling matches against France, England and New Zealand.

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Information sourced from Export Councils, who are partially supported by the Department, and which represent exporters of fruit, ostrich and abalone indicates that the two most important factors that affect the quality of perishable products destined for export markets are time and temperature control. For products that are scheduled for export at the Container Depots, load shedding and unstable supply of electricity necessitates that ...

The NEF has not paid for any employee to travel to France during the months of September and October 2023.

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Industrial Parks fall within the responsibility of Provinces and in some instances, municipalities. The role of the dtic is to consider requests for funding for infrastructure improvements, typically on areas such as fencing and security. The dtic does not manage implementation of upgrading nor does it operate industrial parks. The Department has tabled reports on SEZs and Industrial Parks at the Portfolio Committee of ...

The 2019-2024 Executive Performance Agreement was entered into in November 2020 following an agreement on Ministerial priorities and activities with the President.

Key elements of the Performance Agreement are included in Annual Performance Plans by the department and entities. Detailed quarterly reports are provided to the portfolio committee setting out performance on key areas, as shaped by the performance agreements.

In addition, the annual ...

During the course of the current Administration, two factors required a different approach to the administration of applications and recommendations relating to trade.

First, the new industrial strategy framework was based on a more careful coordination of trade policy measures with industrial policy. This required

1. the development of masterplans and sector growth strategies in particular sectors

2. consideration of the principles underpinning masterplans ...

In May 2021, I set out in the Budget Vote speech details of key policies on trade and industrial development to be publicly released. These were subsequently done, and covered both trade and industrial policy matters, and can be obtained from the relevant government gazettes. A number of masterplans were developed and key trade measures were adopted.

In addition, I will provide the Honourable ...

The Industrial Development Corporation has not invested in copper smelting activities in the past three financials years being, FY2022/23, FY2021/22 and FY2020/21.

The Department does not have a dedicated funding facility for smelters in its budget, approved by Parliament, and no disbursements were made in the financial years concerned to copper smelters.

Tax incentives are announced by the Minister of Finance.

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I published Regulations in May 2023 under the Companies Act, as amended in 2022, to prescribe how companies will submit information to disclose; or make known companies shareholders; or those who hold beneficial interest in securities in companies.

Companies will be required to file the register of the disclosure of beneficial interest in their companies with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) when ...

The spending by the Department is set out below. Information on entities will be provided in a supplementary reply.