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Small Business Development — Committee — SA Policy Space

Small Business Development

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Recent meetings

Briefing by Buffalo City Metro on Red Tape Reduction and Ease of Doing Business
10 Jun 2026
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Update on Northern Cape oversight recommendations implementation plan and responses from the Department and Sedfa; with Deputy Minister
3 Jun 2026
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National Treasury on draft procurement regulations, Cooperative Bank Act status, funding access initiatives supporting MSMEs, cooperatives & DSBD’s Funding Policy
27 May 2026
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DSBD & SEDFA Q4 2025/26 Performance (with Ministry)
20 May 2026
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Revised 2026/27 Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Small Business Development; revised 2026/27 Committee Budget Vote Report, with Minister
15 May 2026
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Policy ideas

Just Energy Transition SMME Finance Facility
Financial Accessproposed
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Enterprise and Supplier Development: Corporate Linkage Programme
Financial Accessproposed
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Informal Economy Integration: Simplified Tax and Municipal Trading Infrastructure
Regulatory Burdenproposed
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Data as of 2026-06-15 · latest PMG meeting 2026-06-12

Responses outstanding from previous meeting; Small Business Development Budget Vote Report; Appointment of Small Enterprise Ombudsperson Report

13 May 2026

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DSBD & SEDFA Annual Performance Plans 2026/27; Legal Opinion Report on the Appointment of Ombudsperson; with Ministry

Analysis of DSBD and SEDFA Annual Performance Plan: AGSA input

Role and impact of provincial investment agencies on small businesses and cooperatives

Tourism Equity Fund; Reconsideration Appointment of Small Enterprise Ombudsperson; Eastern Cape Oversight Report

Cooperative Development: Outcome-Based Redesign

Government Capacityproposed

SEDA Digital Transformation and Specialist Sector Hubs

Government Capacityproposed

Cannabis and Hemp Industry Licensing Rationalisation

Regulatory Burdenproposed

SMME Red Tape Reduction: BizPortal and Compliance Integration

Regulatory Burdenpartially implemented

SEFA Mandate Refocus: Growth-Oriented SMME Finance

Financial Accessproposed

Government SMME Procurement: Enforcing the 30% Set-Aside

Financial Accesspartially implemented

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act: Ombud Service Operationalisation

Financial Accesspartially implemented