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Small Business Development
DSBD, SEDA, SEFA Quarter 2 & 3 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on its Quarter Two and Quarter Three Performance Reports. Although many jobs had been created, the impact on South Africa’s unemployment rate was tiny. The Department had an overall under-performance in expenditure. Officials in senior management posts remained in acting positions ...
Small Business Development
State of Nation Address impact on Department of Small Business Development; with Deputy Minister
13 Feb 2019
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented a wide range of plans and initiatives in response to the commitments made by the President in his 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA), which would have an impact on the Department’s future operations. It outlined its objectives in the areas ...
Tourism
State of Nation Address impact on tourism sector
13 Feb 2019
The Content Advisor of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism presented an analysis of the State of the Nation Address highlighting the implications of the pronouncements by the President on the tourism sector. In relation to the rest of the world, South Africa was behind on its targets and the latest ...
Small Business Development
SEDA & SEFA 2017/18 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister & Minister
11 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Small Enterprises Development Agency (SEDA) presentation dealt with its Mandate, Performance per Programme, Performance Trends Analysis, Human Resources, Financial Information, Governance and Compliance, and Success Stories.
Members welcomed the improved presentation from SEDA. However, concern was raised about the performance indicator to support only 872 cooperatives. ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA & Minister and Deputy Minister present
10 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA). The Committee was pleased to hear that the AGSA was happy with the quality financial statements and performance reports for both the Department and SEDA. In the current quarter financial year both SEDA and the Department received ...
Small Business Development
SEFA & SEDA on Quarter 4 performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) on their Fourth Quarter Reports. SEDA was still functioning fully according to its schedule for the year with the Ministry playing its oversight role by selecting board meetings in which it meets ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill: comments by Department on Private Member Bill
29 Aug 2018
The Committee was briefed on the Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill. A Committee Member from the DA proposed that an item be added to the agenda of the meeting. This item referred to a written question which he had put to the Minister of Small Business Development a couple of ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development 2017/18 Quarter 4 performance; with the Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2018
In the presence of the Deputy Minister, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development on its 2017/18 Fourth Quarter Performance Report.
The Department was mandated to lead an integrated approach to the promotion and development of small businesses and cooperatives through a ...
Small Business Development
Abalimi Primary Cooperatives: Department progress report, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2018
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on progress in the implementation of remedial actions for Abalimi Primary Cooperatives and the status of development of the cooperatives.
The Department had conducted consultation meetings with all districts having the jurisdiction to secure transversal agreements. Other government departments had participated ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Small Business 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister & Deputy
2 May 2018
The Department of Small Business Development appeared before the Committee to present its 208/19 annual performance plan and budget.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said that the Department had been formed to encourage Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMES) and cooperatives in SA. In 2014 government had placed small ...