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Small Business Development
Informal Traders & Cooperatives Associations engagement session
30 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee of Small Business Development heard from stakeholders in the cooperatives and informal trading sector regarding how these entities are strengthening and safeguarding relevant interests.
The South African National Apex Cooperative (SANACO) is a union of cooperatives, representing cooperatives at the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). SANACO, as ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development and entities Q2 2022/23 Performance; with Ministry
23 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting on the performance of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its entities for the second quarter of the 2022/23 financial year. The overall performance against its targets had improved to 78%, compared to 22% in the previous quarter. It ...
Small Business Development
Red Tape Reduction Task Team in the Presidency
16 Nov 2022
The Committee met with the Red Tape Reduction (RTR) task team in the Presidency in a virtual meeting to be briefed on their progress. The objective of the RTR team was to make tangible progress in reducing excessively complex rules, regulations, procedures, and processes that inhibited economic growth and ...
Small Business Development
Enabling Policy & Regulatory Environment for SMMEs & Co-operatives - Role of National Treasury
15 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to attend a briefing by National Treasury on its role in creating an enabling policy and regulatory environment for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
National Treasury traduced the Bounce Back Scheme to support businesses that survived economic challenges such as COVID-19, civil unrest ...
Small Business Development
Just energy transition funding for SMMEs; Government 30-day payment non-compliance
9 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on government's failure to comply with the 30-day payment regulation, and by the Trade Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) organisation on the impact of climate change on small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
The Committee ...
Small Business Development
Pick n Pay – Customised Enterprise and Supplier Development Solutions briefing; Petition
2 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened on a virtual platform to receive a briefing by the Pick n Pay Group on its customised enterprise and supplier development solutions for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). The presentation highlighted the Group’s contribution to the growth of SMMEs, the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
NRCS & SABS Annual Report & Q1 2022/23 Performance; AGSA update on SABS
2 Nov 2022
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS);
The Committee held a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) on their Annual Reports and Quarter 1 Financial and Non-Financial Performance Reports for ...
Small Business Development
Co-operatives Banks bridging SMMEs / Co-operatives Funding Gap: stakeholder engagement
26 Oct 2022
The Committee met with stakeholders to look at cooperative banks to bridge funding gaps for small businesses and cooperatives. The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) told the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development that there were 41 banks in the country made up of 14 local commercial banks, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
National Lotteries Commission Annual Report 2021/22 & Q1 2022/23 Performance
26 Oct 2022
National Lotteries Commission (NLC);
The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition held a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the National Lottery Commission on its 2021/22 Annual Report as well as its first quarter financial and non-financial performance for the 2022/23 financial year.
While the report was on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Land invasions at “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation: follow up engagement; with Ministers
25 Oct 2022
Land invasions at “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation; with Minister
The Portfolio Committee met virtually with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, the South African Police Service and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to receive a briefing on the land invasions at the Knoflokskraal site ...