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Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
11 Oct 2017
During the budgetary review presentation, the Content Advisor pointed out that the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) had under-spent by R23 million, despite previous complaints relating to the lack of funds available. The report referred to the failure of the Department to establish the Co-operatives Development Agency and the ...
Small Business Development
SEFA + SEDA 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister in attendance
5 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met to discuss the 2016/17 performance of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), with the Deputy Minister of Small Business Development in attendance. The Committee stated that it used a tracking tool to ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development 2016/17 Annual Report, with DPME input
4 Oct 2017
The DPME conducted a performance assessment for the First Quarter of the 2017/18 MTSF as well as an assessment of the first draft of the 2017/18 APP of the Department in conjunction with National Treasury. The DPME spoke to the current economic context in South Africa which ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development: Auditor-General input; with Deputy Minister
3 Oct 2017
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) presented a progress report on the organisational structure for the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), covering the structure review process, transferrals from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the macro organisational structure and functions, job evaluations and policy units. Questions ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprise Finance Agency internal audit outcomes and litigation matters
13 Sep 2017
The Committee received presentations from three small enterprises, headed by black women, who had experienced some challenges because of their interactions with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA), and claimed that approaching the Committee was an option of last resort because they were all doing very badly as a result ...
Small Business Development
Telkom, Huawei vs Screamer Solutions: elbowing small enterprises by big companies
6 Sep 2017
The Committee commenced the meeting by deliberating on the behaviour of senior officials of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD). was noted with dismay by the Chairperson, as well as by other Members, that DSBD officials had not complied with deadlines set by the Committee in respect of a ...
Small Business Development
Vedanta Mining on elbowing of small enterprises by big companies; National Business Advisory Council appointment: update
23 Aug 2017
A dispute between Vedanta Zinc International, a large mining corporation, and two small construction firms -- 3C Projects and ChadCon -- formed the basis of the proceedings. The issues related to the scaling down of a housing project for a mining operation in the Northern Cape, allegations of sub-standard work ...
Small Business Development
Chad Construction; 3C Projects; Vedanta Mining- Black Mountain Mining (Pty) Ltd; Inyanda Chambers of Business; Screamer Telecoms-Molapo Technology, Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA)
28 Jun 2017
The Committee received briefings from various constituencies around their problems in how they are operating their small businesses against big companies.
Molapo Technology was liquidated late last year and merged with Screamer Electronic Services; Molapo Technology owned 62% of the shares. Molapo Technology had been operational for fifteen years ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its Quarter 4 performance
21 Jun 2017
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its agencies, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) and the Small Business Finance Agency (Sefa), came before the Committee to present their fourth quarter performance reports. The DSBD focused its presentation on the performance indicators and targets achieved in the fourth quarter, ...
Small Business Development
400 cooperatives supported since inception: DSBD progress report & intervention plan
14 Jun 2017
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented a report on the assessment of the Cooperatives Incentives Scheme (CIS), which had adopted an approach premised on the training of cooperatives and market access. The CIS supported 400 cooperatives to the tune of R124.7 million. The Department described the processes involved ...