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Presidency Briefing on Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS)
28 Sep 2022
The Policy and Research Services branch in the Presidency presented the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) to the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development.
The presentation discussed the basic understanding of the SEIAS, how it was introduced, its application, and the institutional arrangements for its implementation. The implementation highlights, ...
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DSBD, SEDA, SEFA 2022/23 Quarter 1 Performance; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
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In his opening remarks about Quarter 1 performance, the Deputy Minister said there had been success stories and areas where targets were unmet due to challenges. Moving forward, the Department has plans to bridge the gaps that exist for the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), and its two ...
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Independent Field Technicians dispute with Telkom; Committee Bill
7 Sep 2022
Telkom Open Serve: IFT Commidity Services feedback
A Telkom progress report was provided on the petition about contractual disputes that four independent field technicians had with Openserve (Telkom subsidiary). The contractual dispute was mainly about Openserve not paying the IFTs for "non-payable" work done while ...
Small Business Development
SEFA & SEDA: provincial performance & challenges for business support
31 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive presentations from the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) on key issues for consideration by the Portfolio Committee.
The Finance Agency briefed the Committee on progress and challenges faced in rolling out all ...
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2022 Flood Disasters: DSBD and SEDA programmes in affected provinces; with Minister
24 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Department of Small Business and Development (DSBD) to discuss the Department's plans for its programmes aligned to 2022 flood relief funds for Kwa-Zulu Natal (NC), Eastern Cape (EC), and North West (NW) Provinces. The Small Enterprise Development Agency also ...
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DSBD feedback on Committee BRRR observations and recommendations; with Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2022
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on progress in implementing the 13 observations and 12 recommendations contained in the Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). Key areas it reported on were the project plan on rollout of the National Small Enterprise Amendment (NSEA) Bill; establishment ...
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National Treasury briefing on the work of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
25 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, National Treasury briefed the Committee on the work of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), particularly the developmental impact of the state’s spending.
The Office described its strategic objectives, which were designed to improve the state procurement system's performance and efficiency, develop and implement ...
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Independent Field Technicians Petition - Telkom feedback
18 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee met to engage on Telkom's progress report in response to the petition launched by a group of Independent Field Technicians (IFTs) SMMEs based on their experience working with Telkom.
The Telkom delegation indicated that they have a mechanism in place specifically to ...
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 ...
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Small Enterprise Finance Agency 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
20 Apr 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development sat to consider the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) Corporate Annual Performance Plan (APP) for the 2022/2023 financial year.
During their briefing, officials from SEFA informed the Committee that from 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2021, SEFA achieved ...