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Small Business Development
Development Finance Institution (DFI) workshop report; Committee Reports on Oversight Visits to KZN & Limpopo
16 Nov 2016
Documents handed out:
Committee Reports on Oversight Visits to Limpopo
Committee Reports on Oversight Visits to KZN
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee’s review of the report on the Development Finance Institution (DFI) workshop turned into a session of soul-searching over the reasons for ...
Small Business Development
Development Finance Institutions Workshop Report; KZN Oversight Report
9 Nov 2016
The Committee met to consider two reports – the first was on the relevance of financial instruments for SMME and Cooperatives. The second report was on the Committee’s oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal.
In respect of the first report, there was a brief debate about the reporting style of the report ...
Small Business Development
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) workshop report; Fourth Term Committee Programme
2 Nov 2016
Documents handed out
Adoption of the Fourth Term Committee Programme
Consideration and adoption of minutes
Consideration of the DFI’s workshop report
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
Members discussed the Fourth Term Committee programme and noted that there was insufficient time to embark on annual oversight ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance, with Minister in attendance
7 Sep 2016
The Chairperson proposed an amendment to the initial oversight plan of the Committee. The change she was proposing was based on the Department of Small Business Development’s (DSBD’s) planned visit to KwaZulu-Natal. The Department had funded 12 cooperatives which were spread across five municipalities -- Umgungundlovu, Ugu, Sisonke, Ethekwini and ...
Small Business Development
Vodacom & Ericsson on participation opportunities for previously disadvantaged people in telecommunications
31 Aug 2016
Vodacom South Africa briefed the Committee on the transformation agenda of its company. The presentation explained the ownership percentages with 13.91% under the South African Government and 21.09% being black ownership. The majority of the shares are owned by the Vodafone group which is one of the largest global telecommunications ...
Small Business Development
Committee Report on Small Business Development Budget
20 Apr 2016
Documents handed out:
Committee Report on Small Business Development Budget
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Members of the Committee raised questions of clarity regarding the consistency, grammar, and targets set by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), and made some ...
Small Business Development
Committee Report on Small Business Development Budget
13 Apr 2016
Documents handed out:
Committee Report on Small Business Development Budget
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Small Business Development Portfolio Committee met for consideration and adoption of the Committee Strategic Plan and Budget Vote Report. During consideration of the Strategic Plan, the ...
Small Business Development
Strategic Plan of the Portfolio Committee: consideration
7 Apr 2016
The Committee Content Advisor presented the draft strategic objectives to the Committee. The draft included strategic objectives that were recommended and deliberated on by Committee Members at a strategic planning workshop earlier this year. At the workshop Members developed strategies for a sound vision, mission and strategic plan that should ...
Small Business Development
Programme review and proposals: Department of Small Business Development briefing; Oversight and workshop report adoption, in presence of Deputy Minister
18 Nov 2015
The Department of Small Business Development (the Department) was expected to present a review of its programmes and to give proposals to the Committee. The Chairperson expressed extreme concern when it became apparent that the final internal review was not ready and that instead the consultancy firm had been asked ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development & Small Enterprise Development Agency on 2nd Quarter 2015/16 performance
11 Nov 2015
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented its second quarter performance report, informing the Portfolio Committee that it had achieved 17 (54.8%) of its 26 performance indicators, and 14 (45.2%) of the 31 milestones. All of the invoices received had been paid within 30 days. Five agricultural cooperative projects ...