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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Minister on Gender Machinery status report; discussion on cooperatives, with Minister
8 Nov 2018
The Caucus met to be briefed by the Minister of Women on the status report of the National Gender Machinery (NGM) and to have a discussion on cooperatives in SA. Members were briefed by Ms R Bhengu (ANC), Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business ...
Small Business Development
Cooperatives and Community Economic Development: ICCED model
7 Nov 2018
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, Ms Ruth Bhengu, briefed the Committee on the Cooperatives Based Community Economic Development Model. The Committee also received briefings from ICCED on the Model and its implementation plan. An advisor to the Gauteng Premier gave a briefing on the prospects ...
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
SEFA & SEDA on Quarter 4 performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) on their Fourth Quarter Reports. SEDA was still functioning fully according to its schedule for the year with the Ministry playing its oversight role by selecting board meetings in which it meets ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill: comments by Department on Private Member Bill
29 Aug 2018
The Committee was briefed on the Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill. A Committee Member from the DA proposed that an item be added to the agenda of the meeting. This item referred to a written question which he had put to the Minister of Small Business Development a couple of ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill: DA MP Mr R Chance briefing; with Minister
22 Aug 2018
The introduction of the Small Enterprises Ombud Service Bill by an Opposition Member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business led to him being accused by the ANC Members of undermining the Committee, grandstanding and politicking, because it was being introduced by one individual based on work done by the ...
Small Business Development
Elbowing small enterprises by big companies in telecommunication sector
15 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development received a briefing on the elbowing of small enterprises by big companies in the telecommunication sector. The Chairperson referred to the absence of Cell C as an indication that they did not want to form part of the process of solving the issues ...
Small Business Development
Abalimi Primary Cooperatives: Department progress report, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2018
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on progress in the implementation of remedial actions for Abalimi Primary Cooperatives and the status of development of the cooperatives.
The Department had conducted consultation meetings with all districts having the jurisdiction to secure transversal agreements. Other government departments had participated ...
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 ...