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Small Business Development
SEFA 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2023
The Portfolio Committee heard from Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) about its 2023/24 Corporate Annual Performance Plan. SEFA also presented its current challenges in implementing its mandate which includes the effect of loadshedding on small businesses. Loadshedding affects a company’s income which subsequently affects SEFA as clients are unable ...
Small Business Development
DBSD, SEFA & SEDA: Q3 2022/23 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
In this meeting attended by the Minister and Deputy Minister, the Committee received the quarterly performance reports of the Department of Small Business Development, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA), and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) for the third quarter of the 2022/23 financial year.
During the third ...
Small Business Development
DSBD submission to Presidency Red Tape Unit; with Ministry
15 Mar 2023
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented its consolidated submission made to the Red Tape Unit in the Presidency. It stated it was the custodian of Red Tape Reduction (RTR) for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and had been working over the last five years to implement ...
Small Business Development
Co-operatives Development Support Programme; Deputy Minister intro
8 Mar 2023
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) outlined its strategy to support co-operatives by developing a Co-operatives Development Support Programme (CDSP) in line with the Co-operatives Amendment Act from 1 April 2023. The grant funding portion is capped at 70% while the loan portion is capped at 30% of ...
Small Business Development
Implementation of DSBD BRRR; Proposed Committee Bill; with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Constitutional and Legal Services Office (CLSO) about the proposed Committee Bill, and to consider and debate the feedback from the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) on the implementation of the Budget Review and Recommendation Report ...
Small Business Development
Impact of SONA on Small Business Sector; Committee Bill
22 Feb 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to consider and adopt the Committee Programme and the Memorandum seeking permission for a Committee Bill to amend and amplify the National Small Enterprise Act and to be briefed on the SONA 2023 implications ...
Tourism
SA Tourism on Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship deal, with Minister
7 Feb 2023
The South African Tourism (SAT) Board was present for the briefing on the alleged billion rand sponsorship deal with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and the Minister was later summoned. SAT discussed its strategic rationale; the sponsorship opportunity and potential return on investment should the project go ahead. It also addressed ...
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 ...