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Sport, Arts and Culture
Mzansi Golden Economy Provincial & National Flagship projects; with Minister
29 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) on the provincial flagship projects supported through the Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE). Provinces received budgets of R4 million each, and the provinces spent this money on flagship events as they deemed fit, locally procuring artists and ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development and entities Q2 2022/23 Performance; with Ministry
23 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting on the performance of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its entities for the second quarter of the 2022/23 financial year. The overall performance against its targets had improved to 78%, compared to 22% in the previous quarter. It ...
Small Business Development
Red Tape Reduction Task Team in the Presidency
16 Nov 2022
The Committee met with the Red Tape Reduction (RTR) task team in the Presidency in a virtual meeting to be briefed on their progress. The objective of the RTR team was to make tangible progress in reducing excessively complex rules, regulations, procedures, and processes that inhibited economic growth and ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Table Tennis SA and Tennis SA on governance issues & development of the sport in schools and provinces; with Deputy Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a presentation by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the performance of the South African Table Tennis Board (SATTB), and to be briefed on the board's preparations for the World Table Tennis Championships to be staged in ...
Small Business Development
Just energy transition funding for SMMEs; Government 30-day payment non-compliance
9 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on government's failure to comply with the 30-day payment regulation, and by the Trade Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) organisation on the impact of climate change on small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
The Committee ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Operational funding shortfall for museums and plans to address this: DSAC briefing; with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the funding shortfall for museums, and the long term plan and reprioritisation of R21 million in the 2022/23 budget to address this matter. It was told that COVID-19 had hurt businesses ...
Small Business Development
Pick n Pay – Customised Enterprise and Supplier Development Solutions briefing; Petition
2 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened on a virtual platform to receive a briefing by the Pick n Pay Group on its customised enterprise and supplier development solutions for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). The presentation highlighted the Group’s contribution to the growth of SMMEs, the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
International Agreements between RSA & Nigeria and Cȏte d’Ivoire
1 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between South Africa and the Republic of Cȏte d'Ivoire on cooperation in the field of sport and physical education, signed in South Africa on 22 July. ...
Small Business Development
Co-operatives Banks bridging SMMEs / Co-operatives Funding Gap: stakeholder engagement
26 Oct 2022
The Committee met with stakeholders to look at cooperative banks to bridge funding gaps for small businesses and cooperatives. The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) told the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development that there were 41 banks in the country made up of 14 local commercial banks, ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development BRRR; Committee Programme
19 Oct 2022
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to consider and adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and entities. The Committee also considered its programme for the remainder of the fourth term.
The Committee’s Content Advisor went ...