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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 ...
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Report on Oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng prompted by recent unrest; with Deputy Minister
18 Aug 2021
The Portfolio Committee for Small Business Development sat in a virtual meeting to consider and adopt its Draft Third Term Programme. The Committee was also briefed by the Portfolio and Select Committees on Trade and Industry after a fact-finding visit to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng and made recommendations ...
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SASRIA insurance for small business
12 Aug 2021
In a joint virtual meeting, two Portfolio Committees and a Select Committee were briefed by the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (SASRIA) to inform them on insurance available for small and medium enterprises affected by the vandalism, looting, and damage to business infrastructure and goods given the July ...
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Planned Oversight visit to KZN & Gauteng to assess impact of destruction and looting on small businesses
24 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, 24 July 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened virtually to deliberate on its planned visit to the affected areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as a result of the recent destructions and looting that had taken place in the past week. ...
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Small Enterprise Finance Agency 2020/21 Quarter 4 Performance, with Deputy Minister
2 Jun 2021
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to receive a briefing on the 2020/2021 Quarter Four Performance of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) for the 2020/21 financial year. Sefa’s amortised Total Loan Book as at 31March 2021 stood at R2.5 billion (including funds). The total approvals for Q4 were R532 million, ...
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DSBD and SEDA 2020/21 Quarter 4 performances; with Minister
26 May 2021
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to receive a briefing on the 2020/21 fourth quarter performance of the Department of Small Business Development (DSDB) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA). The Minister said there had been improvements in the Department, and its challenges were being dealt with.
For DSBD, in the ...
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Committee Reports: Covid-19 Debt Relief Fund oversight; DSBD 2021/22 Budget
12 May 2021
The Committee considered its Committee Report on DSBD of Small Business Development (DSBD) 2021/22 Budget. It highlighted the conflicting interests at play, with the President calling for the empowerment of the small business sector in the State of the Nation Address, whereas Treasury injected significant budget ...
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DSBD organogram: DPSA progress report; with Deputy Minister
4 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development
The Portfolio Committee met virtually with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) to hear a progress report on the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) organogram. To date DPSA is still awaiting the formal consultation request from the Minister of Small ...
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SMMEs benefitting from Covid-19 Debt Relief Fund: oversight
17 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, 17 March 2021
The Portfolio Committee received commentary from small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) who received loans from the Covid-19 Debt Relief Fund aimed at providing relief to SMMEs during COVID-19.
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) gave the Small Enterprise ...
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DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2020/21 Quarter 2 performance; with Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) reported on their second quarter performance.
The DSBD had met 17 of 19 its quarterly targets, which was an ...