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Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2021/22 Quarter 4 Performance, with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the 2021/22 Quarter 4 performances. SEFA and SEDA delivered positive briefings with improvements in target achievements. Targets for supporting SMMEs owned by people with disabilities were missed ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget: Committee Report
4 May 2022
The Committee reviewed its report on the budget of the Department of Small Business Development. It raised concern about the lack of tracking mechanisms, which hampered their ability to conduct their oversight responsibilities.
The Gauteng province received praise from the Committee for dealing with small businesses in ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development 2022/23 Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
29 Apr 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened an urgent meeting to receive a briefing on the Department of Small Business Development's (DSBD's) 2020-25 revised strategic plan and its 2022/23 annual performance plan.
In the virtual meeting, Members asked about the delay in the merger of the Co-operative Banks ...
Small Business Development
DSBD organogram update; SEDA 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
19 Apr 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Small Business Development and Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration all expressed commitment to finalising the organogram of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) because of its importance to the mandate.
The Department of ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2021/22 Quarter 3 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
23 Mar 2022
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[please note: the beginning of the meeting and presentations were not captured in the recording]
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the 2021/22 third quarter reports of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, the Small Enterprise Development ...
Small Business Development
Competition Commission’s role in creating opportunities for small business
16 Mar 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Competition Commission to receive a briefing on the role of the Commission in essentially creating opportunities for small businesses in the country. The Commission touched on the context of small, medium and micro enterprises in the country. It also touched on a concentrated study ...
Small Business Development
CGE Report: Women Economic Empowerment programmes; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on its 2020 report entitled "Sink or Swim: The ...
Small Business Development
Impact of SONA on SMMEs
2 Mar 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Committee received an analysis of the President's State of the Nation Address 2022 by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD). The implications for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) were discussed under the following headings:
• Enabling ...
Small Business Development
Independent Field Technicians Petition
16 Feb 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee met to be briefed and deliberate on a petition from a group of Independent Field Technicians (IFT)s on their experiences with Telkom. The IFTs were a Telkom social responsibility Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) initiative to build up small businesses from a disadvantaged background. ...
Small Business Development
Implementation of Business Recovery Support Package; Merger of Seda, Sefa and CBDA; with Deputy Minister
8 Dec 2021
The Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development and its agencies, to receive briefings on the implementation of the Business Recovery Support Package (BRP) and on the progress of the proposed merger between the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and the Cooperative ...