1. (a – b ) (i)(aa-bb) (ii) Yes Minister and Deputy Minister provided feedback to the department the progress of each tip undertaken as is standard practice.
2. Yes reports where provided as this is standard practice.
3. All the international trips added value to governments job creation efforts as they sought to enhance measures that impact positively on South Africa’s own entrepreneurial ecosystem. These include: opening up trade and investment and market access opportunities, building necessary skills development for the growth of our economy in targeted sectors, policy formulation that enhances SMME and Cooperatives development, and sharing best practices between development agencies and departments to bring about a strong local ecosystem.