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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. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Equity Equivalent Investment Programme & B-BBEE Commission 2020/21 Activities, with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme which is managed by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition as well as the activities of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission over the 2020/21 ...
Small Business Development
Implementation of Business Recovery Support Package; Merger of Seda, Sefa and CBDA; with Deputy Minister
8 Dec 2021
The Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development and its agencies, to receive briefings on the implementation of the Business Recovery Support Package (BRP) and on the progress of the proposed merger between the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and the Cooperative ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development, SEFA and SEDA 2021/22 Quarter One and Two Performance Reports; with Deputy Minister
1 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met with the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), the Small Enterprise Funding Agency(SEFA) and the Small Enterprise Development Agency(SEDA) to be briefed on the Department and entities’ Quarter One and Quarter Two Performance Reports for the 2021/2022 financial ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development BRRR; with Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2021
2021 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted its Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) for 2020/21 on the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its entities, Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA). The BRRR ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEDA & SEFA 2020/21 annual reports; with Deputy Minister
17 Nov 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received briefings on the 2020/21 annual reports of the Department of Small Business Development, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA).
The Department reported that it had received an unqualified audit with findings and had achieved 19 (86%) ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEDA, SEFA 2020/21 audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
10 Nov 2021
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) maintained an unqualified audit opinion with findings. The main obstacles preventing it from a clean audit is compliance in the Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP) and Cooperative Incentive Scheme (CIS) incentives environment and a material adjustment in the provision ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright & Performers’ Protection Amendment Bills: DTIC response to submissions, with Minister
9 Nov 2021
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Small Business Development
Value & impact of direct selling: Direct Selling Association of SA briefing; NCASA on role in resuscitating and formalisation of cooperatives movement
1 Sep 2021
The Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Direct Selling Association of South Africa on the role of the association had in the direct selling sector, and by the National Cooperatives Association of South Africa and its role on the resuscitating and formalisation of cooperatives movement. A key concern ...
Small Business Development
DSBD on Impact of Recent Unrest on SMMEs and Informal Traders & Plans to Assist Them; with Minister and Deputy Minister
25 Aug 2021
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), including the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Department, following an assessment of the impact during the recent unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, which impacted grossly on small enterprises and informal traders. The briefing also encompassed ...