Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni responds to misinformation on Covid-19 expenditureJanuary 20, 2021Date: 14 January 2021 The Minister of Small Business Development, Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is appalled at the misinformation peddled by…Read More
sefa Annual Report 2020December 15, 2020Date: 10 December 2020 Extract from the Chairperson’s Statement: During the 2019/20 financial year, sefa approved loans to the value…Read More
Research on the limited success of entrepreneurial activity by locals in townships and rural areasDecember 15, 2020Date: 10 December 2020 Research on the limited success of entrepreneurial activity by locals in townships and rural areas was…Read More
DSBD, seda, sefa: 2019/20 annual reports to the Portfolio CommitteeDecember 15, 2020Date: 01 December 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met virtually (25 November 2020) to be briefed by…Read More
DSBD presentations: Localization framework and SMME market accessDecember 15, 2020Date: 24 November 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened on 18 November 2020 and 28 October 2020…Read More
Delays and non-payment by government of small, micro and medium enterprisesOctober 23, 2020Date: 23 October 2020 The research (prepared for the Departments of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Small Business Development) has…Read More
Seda’s Small Enterprise District Development Ecosystem ModelOctober 14, 2020Date: 14 October 2020 The District Development Model (DDM) aims to improve the coherence and impact of government service delivery…Read More
Evaluation of the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Small EnterprisesOctober 14, 2020Date: 09 October 2020 The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation has (5 October 2020) posted the evaluation report of…Read More
Sefa Innovation FundOctober 8, 2020The Sefa Innovation Fund As per the Programme Financing Agreement (FA), signed between the South African government and the European…Read More
Digital Microfinance InclusionOctober 8, 2020Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion Utilisation by the Developmental Microfinance Institutions in South Africa In South Africa, there…Read More
Ms. Gloria SerobeSeptember 29, 2020For many South Africans, Ms Gloria Serobe needs no introduction, such that few could have been surprised when President Cyril…Read More
Gauteng Township Economic Development BillSeptember 28, 2020Date: 29 September 2020 This draft Bill is in line with the announcements made during the 2019 State of the…Read More
The District Development ModelSeptember 16, 2020Date: 14 September 2020 The District Development Model: a coherent plan to change the state of local government in South…Read More
Progress made to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on SMMEsSeptember 8, 2020NCOP briefing by Minister for Small Business Development, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (MP) The last time when I was presenting the…Read More
Department of Small Business Development Budget Vote addressesAugust 21, 2020Address by Deputy Minister Nokuzola Capa (MP) delivered in the National Assembly, 25 July 2020. Honourable Speaker, today’s session is…Read More
DSBD, SEDA and SEFA 2020/21 Special Adjustments Budget presentationsAugust 21, 2020The Small Business Development potfolio committee met on 15 July 2020 to receive the revised performance and budget plans from…Read More
Small business Job creation South AfricaAugust 18, 2020The Ecosystem for Development Enterprise (EDSE) is an EU funded programme, facilitating interrelated ecosystems of government and institutional support for…Read More
South Africa incubation centres networkAugust 18, 2020South Africa has more than 350 small business incubators and accelerators of various kinds, ranging from township business hubs with…Read More
South Africa Township Economic developmentAugust 15, 2020South Africa Township Economic Development Taxis provide the backbone of demand for the township auto maintenance, repair and support sector.…Read More
Small Business Development portfolio committee meeting: Small Enterprise Development Agency 2020/21 Annual Performance PlanJune 11, 2020Date: 5 June 2020 Part A: seda’s mandate Constitutional mandate Legislative and policy mandates Institutional policies and strategies Relevant court…Read More
Small Business Development portfolio committee meeting: Update on COVID response interventions and lessons learntJune 8, 20203 June 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, together with the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic…Read More
Department of Small Business Development 2019/20 Revised Annual Performance PlanMarch 4, 2020The Portfolio Committee met on the 19 February 2020 to consider and adopt the first quarter Committee programme, and also…Read More
SEFA, SEDA, DSBD Quarter 1 Performance 2019/20: Presentations to the Portfolio Committee on Small Business DevelopmentSeptember 18, 2019Main discussion points by Members was the uneven roll-out of resources to provinces; the underspending of budget by SEFA, SEDA…Read More
Budget vote speech by the Minister for Small Business Development, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (MP)July 12, 2019“We want SMMEs to contribute to the attainment of at least two of the goals as set by our President.…Read More
Department of Small Businesses Development: Annual Performance Plan presentationJuly 3, 2019The DSBD operational model focuses on four key areas. First, it addresses key aspects of finance, including the financial sustainability…Read More
Small Enterprise Development Agency: 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan presentationJuly 3, 2019SEDA engages in coordination, interventions and research support that facilitates the establishment of SMMEs and co-operatives that create viable and…Read More
Small Enterprise Finance Agency: 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan presentationJuly 3, 2019SEFA seeks to achieve, in the 2019/ 20 financial year, a balance between the delivery of its mandate, financial sustainability…Read More