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Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Eastern Cape oversight visit focus areas with provincial stakeholders
2 Jun 2022
National Strategic Plan on GBV and Femicide
In this virtual meeting, the Multi-Party Women Caucus (MWPC) met with officials from the Department of Social Development, the South African Local Government Association, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and lawmakers from the Eastern Cape Legislature to consider its gender-based violence ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2021/22 Quarter 4 Performance, with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the 2021/22 Quarter 4 performances. SEFA and SEDA delivered positive briefings with improvements in target achievements. Targets for supporting SMMEs owned by people with disabilities were missed ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget: Committee Report
4 May 2022
The Committee reviewed its report on the budget of the Department of Small Business Development. It raised concern about the lack of tracking mechanisms, which hampered their ability to conduct their oversight responsibilities.
The Gauteng province received praise from the Committee for dealing with small businesses in ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development 2022/23 Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
29 Apr 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened an urgent meeting to receive a briefing on the Department of Small Business Development's (DSBD's) 2020-25 revised strategic plan and its 2022/23 annual performance plan.
In the virtual meeting, Members asked about the delay in the merger of the Co-operative Banks ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprise Finance Agency 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
20 Apr 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development sat to consider the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) Corporate Annual Performance Plan (APP) for the 2022/2023 financial year.
During their briefing, officials from SEFA informed the Committee that from 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2021, SEFA achieved ...
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
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[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 ...