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Small Business Development
SEDA & SEFA 2017/18 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister & Minister
11 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Small Enterprises Development Agency (SEDA) presentation dealt with its Mandate, Performance per Programme, Performance Trends Analysis, Human Resources, Financial Information, Governance and Compliance, and Success Stories.
Members welcomed the improved presentation from SEDA. However, concern was raised about the performance indicator to support only 872 cooperatives. ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA & Minister and Deputy Minister present
10 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA). The Committee was pleased to hear that the AGSA was happy with the quality financial statements and performance reports for both the Department and SEDA. In the current quarter financial year both SEDA and the Department received ...
Small Business Development
Minister response to Committee recommendations
30 May 2018
The Minister of Small Business and Development briefed the Committee on four recommendations contained in the 2018 budget vote report. She had been requested to appear before the Committee to explain in detail the procedure followed, and the appropriate corrective measures she would pursue against the Director General (DG) for ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Status of Women Report 2018; National Strategic Plan on GBV Shadow Framework by Stop Gender Violence Campaign; Sanitary products zero rating
17 May 2018
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met to discuss the report on the 2018 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the zero-rating of sanitary products and a presentation of the Stop Gender Violence Campaign. Members were taken through the CSW report in relation to what the 62nd session fo the CSW ...
Small Business Development
SEFA & SEDA Quarter 3 performance
16 May 2018
The Minister of Small Business and Development introduced the work of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency and the Small Enterprise Development Agency and spoke briefly before leaving for another meeting. In her opening remarks, the Minister stated that the department and entities had been working together and had been speaking ...
NCOP Economic and Business Development
Department of Small Business 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister & Deputy
2 May 2018
The Department of Small Business Development appeared before the Committee to present its 208/19 annual performance plan and budget.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said that the Department had been formed to encourage Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMES) and cooperatives in SA. In 2014 government had placed small ...
Small Business Development
Enterprise Development Fund establishment; transfer of payments: DSBD progress report; SEFA on its Business Rescue Strategy; with the Minister
14 Feb 2018
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) admitted that it was unable to report positive progress on the establishment of the Enterprise Development Fund, as it had not obtained the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) facilitator status which it needed to establish the fund. The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) said ...
Small Business Development
Elbowing small enterprises by big companies: Huawei, Cell C, Telkom, MTN, Vodacom, Ericsson; with Minister
25 Oct 2017
Document Presented:
Brief by Portfolio Committee on Small Business development on economic transformation [awaited]
The Committee on Small Business Development met to discuss feedback on non-payment of Boniswa Corporate Solutions invoices by Cell C; maintenance of contracts between big business Ericsson and small businesses Neala Trading Company and Mobile Diesel ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Small Business Development Quarter 4 performance: hearing, with Minister
1 Sep 2017
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the Committee on its fourth quarter performance for 2016/17. The delegation was led by the Minister, whose introductory remarks provided a broad political outline of the Department, and highlights of its achievements and the challenges it faced.
The Director General’s report on ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister of Social Development; Minister of Small Business Development Executive Undertakings: progress report
21 Jun 2017
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings was briefed by the Minister of Social Development and the Department of Social Development (DSD) on the Progress Reports on Executive Undertakings made by the Minister of Social Development during policy debate on the Budget Vote 17: Social Development on 26 May ...