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Small Business Development
DSBD & SEDA 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister
19 Apr 2023
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
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 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
State of Mogalakwena Local Municipality: stakeholder engagement
29 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by several stakeholders on the state of Mogalakwena Local Municipality.
The Limpopo Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs and Limpopo Provincial Treasury jointly reported that some progress had been made in the areas of labour relations, strengthening ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
State of Msunduzi Local Municipality: stakeholder engagement
2 Nov 2022
Various stakeholders briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting to discuss the status of the Msunduzi Local Municipality, which had been placed under a voluntary Section 139(1) intervention in 2019. The factors which had led to the intervention were listed.
The Committee received inputs from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Engagement on the challenges of upgrading the James Kleynhans Waste Water Treatment Works; with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee was told that the Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Department was very disappointed with the progress of the James Kleynhans Bulk Water Supply project, as it was supposed to have taken three years to complete, but was now expected to be finished only in the middle ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
North West progress on COVID-19 Expenditure Audit
6 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee met with five departments from the North West (NW) Provincial Government, namely: the Department of Health (DoH); the Department of Social Development (DSD); the Department of Basic Education (DBE); the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs ...