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Interventions. Each of the Signatory Parties shall be considered as having sought intervenor status in the 2008 Rate Filing without the necessity of filing an application to intervene and KCPL consents in advance to such interventions. The Signatory Parties expect that the Commission's standard procedures and rules will be applicable to this rate filing including public notice, local public hearings and evidentiary hearings at appropriate times and places, and an opportunity for interested parties other than the Signatory Parties to seek to intervene.
Interventions. Social partners noted the complexity of company level procurement and that individual firms can have very different needs for products and therefore may require different approaches to local procurement. Nevertheless, social partners agreed that a concerted and more visible public exercise to highlight the importance of local procurement is imperative. Social partners therefore commit to the following measures: • The dti will assist Business to – over the next 12-months – secure structured interactions with at least 500 corporates to discuss new opportunities for local procurement. • Business will strengthen its support for inter alia Proudly SA’s Buy Local Campaign. • Business will list locally produced goods on Proudly SA’s on-line purchasing portal where appropriate. • Business supported by Proudly SA will explore the creation of a b2b transparent procurement platform where firms can list their tenders and procurement requirements to allow more firms and especially Black firms to compete for their procurement. • Business will encourage SA corporates to procure SA-produced goods into export markets where appropriate. • Business will encourage SA corporates to embark on good corporate citizenship campaigns highlighting support for localisation and compliance with import requirements and payment of import tariffs. • Government will request its State-owned Companies, such as SAA to provide complimentary advertising space on in-flight entertainment consoles and magazines for Proudly SA’s buy local campaign advertisements. • Business at company and sector level will review the list of designated products with a view to using it to inform purchasing decisions relating to the same products from local suppliers provided that products are cost competitive for similar quality levels and it makes business sense to do so. • Working at a sectoral and company level with Government to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of designation of local products for procurement by all organs of state. This commitment includes working with government to o Ensure that tender specifications for designated products achieve the intended objective; that is to ensure that preference is given to locally produced goods and supporting a mechanism for reporting specifications which will not achieve the intended objective o Identify products that should be designated • Working at sectoral and company level with government to identify imported products that are purchased in large enough...
Interventions. The Manufacturing Circle will do this by: • Promoting preferential procurement for locally manufactured and beneficiated products that are competitively priced; • Initiating a process to encourage its members to review their procurement budgets to identify the potential for increased expenditure from local producers with a view to setting 5-year company targets; and • Partnering with Proudly SA and other relevant institutions in multi-faceted buy local campaigns.
Interventions. Government will prioritise the establishment of nine (9) Agri-Parks and circulated the draft business plans to Business; • The DRDLR is in the process of finalising the Agri-Park policy, which will determine critical information such as the make-up of the governing entity, possible incentives and the developmental prerequisites for shareholding arrangements and investment opportunities; • Business has undertaken to review all nine (9) business plans and highlight additional information which need to be included in the business plans to enable potential investors to assess the investment opportunities; and • The dti will commission a strategic research partner to assist with the refinement of the nine (9) business plans. Factors critical to enable success • The framework policy for the Agri-Parks must be published. • Government will refine the nine (9) business plans to enable potential investors to make informed decisions.
Interventions. Finalisation of donation of land by Pro-Agri Group farmers (or other interested producers) or the procurement of land by DRDLR for the establishment of Smart Villages; and, • Implement of pilots at 18 identified sites. Factors critical to enable success • The provision of services to the smart villages by municipalities, • Government funding for infrastructure and construction of the villages • BBBEE recognition for farmers who voluntarily donate land for villages.
Interventions. Government is in the process of formulating a policy on land redistribution with the aim of publishing a draft redistribution policy and Bill for public comment; • Social partners will liaise with Government and provide their inputs into the legal reform process with specific reference to the function, scope and powers of the District Land Reform Committees and the relationship of these committees to effective and accelerated land reform (based on input made in this process); • Government and Business agree in principle to explore the possibility of co- operating on a technical level to ensure that the electronic platform - e- cadastre – incorporates additional sources of land-based information in the future; • Business and Government agreed to a further process to look at the rationalisation of institutions; and • Social Partners will explore the possibility of introducing Land Reform Ombudsman. Factors critical to enable success • The degree to which Social Partners are able to engage with Government in dedicated platforms will be vital to ensure that the proposals are meaningfully considered in future policy creation and legislative processes. • The finalisation of the Electronic Deeds Registration Bill by Parliament. • The effective functioning of the ‘e-cadastre’ to improve monitoring and evaluation of land reform: all land-based information, including ownership, water rights and land claims will be overlaid on a single, electronic geographical information system (GIS) platform available to the public to improve transparency in land reform transactions.
Interventions. Social partners agreed that: • Government will establish a Furniture Manufacturing Hub, incorporating a business incubator and shared manufacturing facilities (including facilitation of access to information, markets and finance) and provision of a comprehensive package of business development support services to increase the competitiveness of small furniture manufacturers; • Business will initiate discussions with selected corporates to assess whether local procurement of furniture could be increased above current levels, • The dti’s furniture design competition would be supported to develop and showcase South Africa’s design skills; • Business would wherever appropriate list locally-produced furniture on Proudly SA’s online retail site; and, • Government would assist Business to improve the sector’s online presence at a sectoral level.
Interventions. Business and Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) are exploring an approach to addressing the challenge of placements for youth who have already completed the training through the War on Leaks programme. • Social Partners also commit to working on a comprehensive program to support the development of the artisan skills required for the water and sanitation sector through the centres of specialisation program (an existing partnership between Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the private sector).
Interventions. Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) are actively encouraging their members to make a commitment to pay the invoices of small and micro enterprises within a maximum of 30 days of receipt, • BLSA members have already made commitments in this regard and BLSA will continue to encourage their members to make this commitment.
