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Small Business Development
Small Business Development Portfolio Committee Legacy Report, with Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee met to consider and adopt the 2014-2019 Legacy Report. The Legacy Report comprised the Committee’s work and activities for the development of small businesses and co-operatives. A few pertinent tasks remained unfinished by the Committee and were highlighted in the report for the future leadership of small ...
Small Business Development
Vodacom, Ericsson, Mobax, Neela Trading, Mobile Diesel Power, Huawei, Digiwire Technology
13 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development heard briefings from Vodacom, Ericsson, Mobax and also Huawei, Telkom and Digiwire Technology. These briefings were follow-ups from previous meetings and included the matters relating to Neela Trading and Mobile Diesel Power Systems (MDPS). The issues related to big business that subcontracted management ...
Small Business Development
Forensic Report delay; SANACO & NCASA Reports; National Cooperatives Summit; with Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Committee expected a briefing from Auditor-General South Africa on the Forensic Investigation Report. AGSA reported that the management report listing AGSA findings had been compiled and issued to the Department accounting officer on 22 February 2019. AGSA held discussions with the accounting officer and the Minister on 28 February ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEDA, SEFA Quarter 2 & 3 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on its Quarter Two and Quarter Three Performance Reports. Although many jobs had been created, the impact on South Africa’s unemployment rate was tiny. The Department had an overall under-performance in expenditure. Officials in senior management posts remained in acting positions ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill: Committee Report
20 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met to consider the report on the motion of Undesirability of the Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill; and to consider and adopt minutes. There was a minority report by the Democratic Alliance which had to form part of the report on the bill. ...
Small Business Development
State of Nation Address impact on Department of Small Business Development; with Deputy Minister
13 Feb 2019
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented a wide range of plans and initiatives in response to the commitments made by the President in his 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA), which would have an impact on the Department’s future operations. It outlined its objectives in the areas ...
Tourism
State of Nation Address impact on tourism sector
13 Feb 2019
The Content Advisor of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism presented an analysis of the State of the Nation Address highlighting the implications of the pronouncements by the President on the tourism sector. In relation to the rest of the world, South Africa was behind on its targets and the latest ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill reports; ICCED Model for Cooperatives and Community Economic Development: deliberations
5 Dec 2018
The Committee had to deal with issues arising from its report on the Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill, which had rejected the bill. Most of the discussion was about the inadequacy of the Committee’s report, based on the lack of relevant content to substantiate the reason for the proposal and ...
Small Business Development
Committee minutes
28 Nov 2018
The Committee considered and adopted outstanding Committee Minutes from 6 September 2017 to 21 November 2018.
Small Business Development
Cooperatives Development: NACSA, NCASA, SANACO submissions; Large company non-payment to small business
14 Nov 2018
The Committee received briefings on the roles played in cooperatives development by the National Apex Cooperative of South Africa (NACSA); National Cooperative Association of South Africa (NCASA); South African National Apex Cooperative (SANACO).
Members asked the three organisations how to address the 88% failure rate of cooperatives, what SANACO’s role ...