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Small Business Development
SMMEs challenges with non-financial support services, with Kings of Midlands as a case study
17 Jun 2015
The King of Midlands cooperative of taxi owners in Pietermaritzburg includes community development initiatives and a business model that aims to include a petrol station, tyre fitment centre, spares shop and cooperative bank. They had bought 26 taxis for their members on their own by putting their savings together and ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Violence against Foreign Nationals Committee programme, 2008 Parliamentary Task Team Report follow-up, 2015 Xenophobia Developments
12 Jun 2015
The Committee met to look at the draft programme of the Committee. There was debate on who the Committee should meet with in order to give a “potent” report with real solutions so that there would never be attacks again. The Committee though they wanted to be inclusive of all ...
Small Business Development
Retail Industry on Access to Market & Value Chain for SMMEs & Cooperatives (Massmart and Tiger Brand); Integrated approach on implementation of National School Nutrition Programme as a set-aside for SMMEs & Cooperatives
10 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development invited the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to a briefing by the retail industry on access to the market and ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Election of Chairperson
4 Jun 2015
The Committee met briefly to conclude the election of the co-chairpersons for the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals. Those elected were Ms N Bhengu (ANC) and Mr T Motalshuping (ANC; North West) No further recommendations or proposals were discussed.
Small Business Development
Committee Report on Oversight Visits to KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Gauteng
3 Jun 2015
The Committee discussed its draft Report on oversight visits to KwaZulu–Natal, Eastern Cape and Gauteng, from 25 to 26 November 2014 and 27 January to February 2015. Members made numerous alterations of a technical nature, or to improve wording, grammar or style, and asked that various figures in the presentation ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its 3rd & 4th Quarter Performance Reports
27 May 2015
The Committee was briefed by the recently established Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) on its third and fourth quarter performance. It said its programmes were still structured according to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) strategic objectives, and its report was therefore aligned to them. In future, the ...
Small Business Development
Committee Report on Small Business Development budget
19 May 2015
The Committee considered its report on budget vote 31, Department of Small Business Development. After noting grammatical, spelling and wording issues through the report, Members discussed certain observations and recommendations for further clarity, added some additional observations and recommendations as well as removing some.
The report was adopted with amendments. ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on Black Supplier Development Unit plans, in presence of Minister
13 May 2015
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the Committee on the Black Business Suppliers Development Unit, which had recently migrated to this Department from the Department of Trade and Industry. This Unit had created several new sub-programmes, including the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility and the Youth, Women and People ...
Small Business Development
SAWEN on objectives and programmes, Industrial Development Corporation briefing on Isivande Women’s Fund, in presence of Minister and Deputy Minister
12 May 2015
The meeting was attended by both the Minister and Deputy Minister of Small Business Development. The South African Women Entrepreneurs Network (SAWEN) outlined its history and detailed the challenges facing women entrepreneurs. SAWEN had been launched in 2002, and registered as a Section 21 Company in 2004, with its fund ...
Small Business Development
Committee Report on Department of Small Business Development, Small Enterprise Development Agency & Small Enterprise Finance Agency: discussion
8 May 2015
The Committee on Small Business Development considered the draft report on the Annual Performance Plan (Budget Vote 31) of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA).
The Committee observed that there was little focus on speeding up the process ...