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Small Business Development
DSBD organogram update; SEDA 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
19 Apr 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Small Business Development and Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration all expressed commitment to finalising the organogram of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) because of its importance to the mandate.
The Department of ...
Small Business Development
Covid-19 Expenditure Audit; Capacity Building Session on AGSA’s role as an assurance provider
1 Apr 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) told the Committee that there were two flagship programmes to support small businesses during Covid-19 -- the debt relief finance scheme and the spaza shop support programme.
The debt relief finance scheme had a budget ...
Small Business Development
Independent Field Technicians Petition
30 Mar 2022
16 Feb 2022 |
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met via virtual platform to hear Telkom’s explanation of its contractual dispute with Independent Field Technicians. Those technicians were service providers who assisted Telkom by installing fibre networks in households throughout the country.
Allegations such ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2021/22 Quarter 3 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
23 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Video (Part 3)
[please note: the beginning of the meeting and presentations were not captured in the recording]
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the 2021/22 third quarter reports of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, the Small Enterprise Development ...
Small Business Development
CGE Report: Women Economic Empowerment programmes; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on its 2020 report entitled "Sink or Swim: The ...
Tourism
DoT Audit and Risk Committee on Audit Action Plan to respond to issues raised by AGSA
8 Mar 2022
The Committee received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the Audit and Risk Committee of the Department of Tourism. The Audit Committee had noted findings from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and advised management to develop an action plan that should focus on the root causes of the ...
Small Business Development
Impact of SONA on SMMEs
2 Mar 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Committee received an analysis of the President's State of the Nation Address 2022 by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD). The implications for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) were discussed under the following headings:
• Enabling ...
Tourism
Tourism infrastructure projects; with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2022
The Department of Tourism made a presentation to the Committee that focused on infrastructure projects being developed, maintenance of existing facilities as well as enhancing universal access. Some projects were being implemented by agencies, in particular Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). The Department had appointed the Government Technical Advisory ...
Small Business Development
Analysis and Impact of SONA on SMMEs: Committee Researcher briefing
23 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met virtually for a briefing by the Committee Researcher on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2022 implications for Small Business Development.
The presentation covered an overview of employment and what the President was saying about small enterprises. It touched on formal ...
Small Business Development
Independent Field Technicians Petition
16 Feb 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee met to be briefed and deliberate on a petition from a group of Independent Field Technicians (IFT)s on their experiences with Telkom. The IFTs were a Telkom social responsibility Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) initiative to build up small businesses from a disadvantaged background. ...