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Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: adoption
5 Dec 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened to finalise the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill. The Bill provides for the establishment of the Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency; to ensure the provision of financial and non-financial support services to small enterprises; to promote the development of sustainable and ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: consideration
1 Dec 2023
The Committee met online to hear responses to outstanding questions and issues from the previous evening’s meeting on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill. This included the long title, reference to the Companies Act, small enterprise organisations, cooperative enterprises, unfair trading practices, the service delivery network, independent assessment of ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: Legal Services Input & Public Participation Report
30 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened in a virtual meeting to consider its report on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill public participation process and the Department's response to the legal and constitutional issues raised in the written and oral submissions.
The Committee Content Advisor Bill indicated ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: deliberations
30 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting held late afternoon into the evening, the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development continued its deliberations on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill [B16-2023].
The Committee considered the suggestions raised by the public and flagged the clauses where concerns were raised. There were some vague, ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: DSBD response to public submissions; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually to consider the Department of Small Business Development's response to public submissions on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill, which provides the legal framework for the merger of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, the Small Enterprise Development Agency, and the Cooperative Banks Development Agency, ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Bill: public hearings
28 Nov 2023
South African Cooperative Banking Association (SACOBA) (awaited submission)
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive submissions from stakeholders on the National Small Enterprise Bill [B16-2023].
Employer SA believed that incorporating clauses enshrining non-racialism in the Bill aligned with the constitutional values of the nation, contributing to ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Freedom Park 2022/23 Annual Report; PanSALB Ad Hoc Committee Panel
24 Oct 2023
Freedom Park received a qualified audit as there were concerns with the annual financial statements, asset register and the performance information. There was a dispute on the audit outcomes but this was subsequently resolved. Key infrastructure investments include the gallery of leaders, re-graveling of perimeter road, standby generator and electricity ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
DSAC BRRR; Revised White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage; with Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture (DSAC) on the revised White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage, which promotes the consideration of the celebration of cultural diversity, possibilities of social cohesion, nation-building, regional integration, and global solidarity ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development BRRR; Progress on Preparations for Provincial Public Hearings
18 Oct 2023
2023 Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to consider the 2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) of the Department of Small Business Development and its entities.
Members focused on the observations and recommendations sections in the report and made a number ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport, Arts and Culture 2022/23 Annual Report; Ad Hoc Panel
17 Oct 2023
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) presented its 2022/23 Annual Report on a virtual platform and noted an 11% improvement compared to 2021/22, achieving 87% (40/46) of set targets.
Committee concerns included the under expenditure of R68 million, department vacancies, low number of ...