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