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Ms Nkosi says that developing community media sector goes beyond just providing funding to setup community radio stations and proving funds for infrastructure thereof, but it requires quantitatively monitoring impact on communities. #CommitteesAtWork

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗥 𝗦𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗗𝗗𝗔 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗

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[Media Statement] COMMITTEE CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND FAIRNESS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS REGARDING TRANSFORMATION ELEMENTS   Parliament, Thursday, 24 July 2025 – The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has called for greater transparency, fairness, and…

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, @Zuko_Godlimpi , said that some of the questions from the committee point to possible future amendments of the Act. He said no one anticipated the question about rotation, specifically, how many times a person can…

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, @mzwandileMasina, said the committee has been consistent in addressing issues related to industrial policy and transformation. The committee requested the @CompComSA to engage on the following matters: 1.…

The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition will receive a briefing today from the Competition Commission on the role of mergers and acquisitions in advancing economic transformation. Details •Time: 09:30 •Venue: S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building Watch the…

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗠𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗞𝗢𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗔𝗦 𝗦𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗖

Forty-nine cooperatives were funded in the 2024/25 financial year to the tune of R46.1 million. #CommitteesAtWork

DSBD says that it has funded 148 cooperatives throughout the country in the 2023/24 financial year to the tune of R140.5 million. The Eastern Cape had the highest number of funded cooperatives - 44 - and were collectively funded for R52.6 million. Only six cooperatives from the…

The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy is receiving a briefing from Eskom on the revised Just Energy Transition plan, decoupled from the decommissioning of plants @ParliamentofRSA @Eskom_SA @GovernanceClus1 @FinanceCluster @JustSecuCluster @DefenceCluster…

The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) says that there are 189 989 primary cooperatives in South Africa registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission. A primary cooperative is made up of five natural persons or two juristic persons or combination…

Section 1(h) of the Cooperative Act 6 of 2013, as amended, defines a cooperative as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic and social or cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise…

The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development is briefed by the Department of Small Business Development on programmes and assistance targeting cooperatives development and support that the department has to offer. #CommitteesAtWork

The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure is today meeting with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to receive a briefing on the status of the Telkom Towers precinct and matters related to the Parliamentary Villages Board. @ParliamentofRSA…

The department agrees with the committee that the lacuna needs to be clarified as per the proposal by CLSO, and appealed to be given space to run with the process. #CommitteesAtWork

The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour is briefed by the Department of Employment and Labour on a technical lacuna of in Section 18(2)(b)(II) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Last week Wednesday (9 July 2025), the committee was briefed on the same matter by…

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗗𝗗𝗔 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗

The ninth, and last candidate for this interviews process, is Ms Sthembile Nkosi, a 35 year-old Black African female who is currently studying towards a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. She holds several postgraduate Diplomas,…