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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
Competition Commission’s role in creating opportunities for small business
16 Mar 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Competition Commission to receive a briefing on the role of the Commission in essentially creating opportunities for small businesses in the country. The Commission touched on the context of small, medium and micro enterprises in the country. It also touched on a concentrated study ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Competition Commission Economic Concentration Report; Committee Report on DTIC Quarterly Performance
15 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met via a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Competition Commission, which was an entity of the expanded Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. The Commission briefed the Committee on a study and report about the patterns of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund & CCMA Quarter 1 2021/22 Performance; with Deputy Minister
17 Feb 2022
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Employment and Labour on the first quarter performance for the Compensation Fund (CF), and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Compensation Fund reported that it has 127 ...