Chairperson, in advancing the initiative of small business development, we will be looking at upscaling the identified interventions, enhancing existing partnerships to enable government departments and state-owned entities to work together. Furthermore, there will be a concerted effort in our engagement with the private sector and labour to sustain the gains and advance the common objective of supporting this sector. Those structures that will be migrating from us will be indicated.
With this in mind, my department will focus on the active participation of SMMEs and the implementation of the entrepreneur programme through centres for entrepreneurship and the Seda Technology Programme and the Incubation Support Programme. I think I have already mentioned many of those, Comrade Chair. Chairperson, sorry.
I wish to thank the portfolio committee, including the opposition, that had made very positive contributions during our meeting; Deputy Minister Thabethe, for her unwavering support and valuable leadership; the staff in my office and the staff in the Broadening Participation Division.
In conclusion, I would also like to thank all those who supported us as we started this new department. I would specifically like to thank my family, who has supported me. My family is represented by my son Boitumelo, who is in the gallery today. I would also like to thank Jessica Longwe, one of the comrades who has assisted us for a very long time through European parliamentarians to support parliamentarians. Many of us were sent to many countries to do study tours through that programme and it is my wish that they would continue that programme because it is still important. Thank you very much. [Applause.]