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Small Business Development
W&RSETA and Shoprite on enterprise supplier development
14 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the customised enterprise and supplier development that improves procurement agility, presented by the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority, and Shoprite’s Enterprise Supplier Development unit. Both presentations focused on how the two entities are empowering small businesses in ...
Small Business Development
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 ...
Tourism
Department of Tourism Quarter 3 & 4 2021/22 Performance
30 Aug 2022
PMG was not present at the meeting.
Tourism
Taxi Violence & Ongoing attacks on long distance bus services: INTERCAPE Bus Service briefing
23 Aug 2022
The Intercape Bus Service (Intercape) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Tourism on its perspectives regarding incidents of violence in the long-distance transport sector. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) sent through a briefing, but was unable to attend the meeting.
Intercape outlined the nature of the attacks on ...
Small Business Development
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 ...
Tourism
Resolution Tracking Tool; Committee Performance Plan & Study Tour
31 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee finalised and adopted the Committee Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2022/23 and its Strategic Plan. Research had been provided to guide the Committee on the choice of a country for a benchmarking study tour. Committee members deliberated on which country to prioritise and the ...
Small Business Development
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 ...
Small Business Development
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 ...
Tourism
Tourism Budget: Committee Report; with Minister
17 May 2022
The Committee considered and adopted its report on the Budget Vote of the Department of Tourism.
In discussions, Members raised several concerns. They noted the slow progress in appointing a chief financial officer. It was suggested that the Department had not done much to assist after the ...