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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: adoption
22 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to finalise the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill. The Bill was adopted with amendments as well as the Committee Report on the Bill. .
The absence of the Deputy Minister from some committee meetings was discussed. The Committee suggested it was a ...
Small Business Development
Red Tape Reduction Task Team in the Presidency
16 Nov 2022
The Committee met with the Red Tape Reduction (RTR) task team in the Presidency in a virtual meeting to be briefed on their progress. The objective of the RTR team was to make tangible progress in reducing excessively complex rules, regulations, procedures, and processes that inhibited economic growth and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill: proposed amendments
15 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the A-List of proposed changes that incorporated submissions by stakeholders that the Department had accepted for the Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill.
The Committee was satisfied with the changes made by the legal drafters but debated if it ...
Small Business Development
Just energy transition funding for SMMEs; Government 30-day payment non-compliance
9 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on government's failure to comply with the 30-day payment regulation, and by the Trade Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) organisation on the impact of climate change on small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
The Committee ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: response to public submissions & motion of desirability
8 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to hear the detailed responses by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on the public comments on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill. A few of the comments were accepted or noted. The majority were not accepted with ...
Small Business Development
Pick n Pay – Customised Enterprise and Supplier Development Solutions briefing; Petition
2 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened on a virtual platform to receive a briefing by the Pick n Pay Group on its customised enterprise and supplier development solutions for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). The presentation highlighted the Group’s contribution to the growth of SMMEs, the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: public hearings
1 Nov 2022
The Committee convened virtual public hearings on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill and there was consensus from the following stakeholders of their support: Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz), South African Fruit & Vegetable Canners Association (SAFVCA) and SA Fruit Juice Association (SAFJA), Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA), ...
Small Business Development
Co-operatives Banks bridging SMMEs / Co-operatives Funding Gap: stakeholder engagement
26 Oct 2022
The Committee met with stakeholders to look at cooperative banks to bridge funding gaps for small businesses and cooperatives. The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) told the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development that there were 41 banks in the country made up of 14 local commercial banks, ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development BRRR
25 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The Committee met to consider its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the Department and its entities.
Members voiced their disappointment with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s (DALRRD) failure to spend R1.3 billion of its budget allocation and ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development BRRR; Committee Programme
19 Oct 2022
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to consider and adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and entities. The Committee also considered its programme for the remainder of the fourth term.
The Committee’s Content Advisor went ...