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Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Bill: public hearings
28 Nov 2023
South African Cooperative Banking Association (SACOBA) (awaited submission)
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive submissions from stakeholders on the National Small Enterprise Bill [B16-2023].
Employer SA believed that incorporating clauses enshrining non-racialism in the Bill aligned with the constitutional values of the nation, contributing to ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development BRRR; Progress on Preparations for Provincial Public Hearings
18 Oct 2023
2023 Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to consider the 2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) of the Department of Small Business Development and its entities.
Members focused on the observations and recommendations sections in the report and made a number ...
Agriculture
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources; Deciduous Fruit Development Chamber on transformation
17 Oct 2023
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
In its briefing on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) gave reasons for its ratification:
• It support government priorities on sustainable management and ...
Small Business Development
DSBD Portfolio Audit Outcomes
10 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the audit findings of the Department of Small Business Development, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) for the 2022/2023 period. Overall outcomes for portfolio regressed from previous year –two ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Development Bill concept document & public hearings programme
5 Oct 2023
The Committee convened to consider and adopt the draft programme of the public hearings on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill. The programme was adopted, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) voting against it.
Members mentioned the need to make sacrifices such as working over weekends, right through until the ...
Small Business Development
Interaction with Department and stakeholders on cooperatives sector; Small Enterprise A/B: Legislative Programme; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and a range of stakeholders from the cooperative sector on the challenges and opportunities which exist in the sector.
It received presentations from the National Cooperatives Association of South Africa ...
Small Business Development
Progress to address North West Oversight Report recommendations; National Small Enterprise A/B Update (with Deputy Minister)
13 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) briefed the Committee on its action plans ...
Small Business Development
DSBD & entities Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2023
The Committee engaged with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) in a virtual meeting on their 2023/24 first quarter performance reports.
The Minister said there had been an improvement in the Department's performance compared to ...
Small Business Development
National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill: DSBD briefing; with Deputy Minister
30 Aug 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was taken through the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill 2023. The Bill seeks to amend the National Small Enterprise Act, 1996 (Act No. 102 of 1996) ("the Act"), primarily to
Small Business Development
Memorandum of understanding with the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation: DSBD briefing
7 Jun 2023
In this meeting, the Department of Small Business Development briefed the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development about the memorandum of understanding it had signed with the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV), the apex body for German cooperatives.
The memorandum was signed in August 2022 and would be ...