Ernest Thokozani Myeni

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Ernest Thokozani Myeni

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Small Business Development Update on Committee resolutions emanating from the oversight visits
    20 Mar 2024

    Video

    The Portfolio Committee of Small Business Development convened virtually to consider a briefing by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) on the status of issues raised by the Committee during its oversight visit to the North West province.

    SEFA's presentation focused on implementing the Committee's recommendation concerning the Spaza ...

  • Small Business Development Cannabis and Hemp Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
    6 Mar 2024

    Video

    The meeting focused on opportunities and challenges faced by small-scale cannabis and hemp farming industry, as highlighted in the briefing by Hemp 4 Life, House for Hemp and South African Health Products Regulatory Agency (SAHPRA). Key points included:

    • No start-up funding: Land Bank funding requires a water licence ...

  • Tourism Committee Legacy Report
    5 Mar 2024

    The Committee convened physically to adopt its legacy report encompassing the Committee’s work and activities in the Sixth Parliament, 2014-2019.

  • Small Business Development DSBD, SEFA and SEDA Q2 &3 of 2023/24 Performance
    28 Feb 2024

    Video

    The Department of Small Business Development and its entities, the Small Enterprises Development Agency (SEDA) and Small Enterprises Finance Agency (SEFA), met with the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting to present their respective performances in the second and third quarters of the 2023/24 financial year. Generally, the 2nd ...

  • Small Business Development Election of Chairperson; 2024 First Term Committee Programme; Germany Study Tour Report
    21 Feb 2024

    Video

    In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met to deal with several in-house matters, including the election of a chairperson and the consideration of its official documents.

    The position of Committee Chairperson had been vacant since the passing of former Chairperson, Ms V Siwela (ANC). ...

  • Small Business Development National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: adoption
    5 Dec 2023

    Video

    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

    Video

    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

    Video

    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

    Video

    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

    Video

    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, ...