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Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Minister
11 Oct 2023
Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its two entities, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and the Small ...
Small Business Development
DSBD Portfolio Audit Outcomes
10 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the audit findings of the Department of Small Business Development, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) for the 2022/2023 period. Overall outcomes for portfolio regressed from previous year –two ...
Small Business Development
Interaction with Department and stakeholders on cooperatives sector; Small Enterprise A/B: Legislative Programme; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and a range of stakeholders from the cooperative sector on the challenges and opportunities which exist in the sector.
It received presentations from the National Cooperatives Association of South Africa ...
Small Business Development
Progress to address North West Oversight Report recommendations; National Small Enterprise A/B Update (with Deputy Minister)
13 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) briefed the Committee on its action plans ...
Small Business Development
DSBD & entities Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2023
The Committee engaged with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) in a virtual meeting on their 2023/24 first quarter performance reports.
The Minister said there had been an improvement in the Department's performance compared to ...
Small Business Development
Memorandum of understanding with the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation: DSBD briefing
7 Jun 2023
In this meeting, the Department of Small Business Development briefed the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development about the memorandum of understanding it had signed with the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV), the apex body for German cooperatives.
The memorandum was signed in August 2022 and would be ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA Q4 2022/23 Performance
31 May 2023
During Quarter 4, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) reported 51.8% female SMS representation against the target of 50%, and in partnership with its agencies implemented 21 public engagements within district municipalities with a target of 15. Its Quarter 4 expenditure was R509 000 against the projected R512 ...
Small Business Development
North West Oversight Report
24 May 2023
The Committee considered and adopted its report on its March 2023 North West oversight visit. Amongst the observations was that the Informal Traders Support Programme implemented at national level has insufficient information being cascaded down to the provinces to conduct monitoring and evaluation of those projects, ...
Small Business Development
DSBD Budget: Committee Report
10 May 2023
The Committee was briefed by its support staff on the Department of Small Business Development's (DSBD's) 2023/24 budget vote, with concerns being expressed over the effect of the cuts on the entities supporting small businesses, as support for them was vital in the current economic environment. ...
Small Business Development
DSBD & SEDA 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister
19 Apr 2023