Tag: Department of Small Business Development

The Department of Small Business Development said it had approved about R179.6 million in support through the Fund

Eastern Cape entrepreneur Siphosethu Mtshali used to spend hours washing her customers' clothes with her bare hands - but a recent awarding of a laundry machine by the Department of ...

The South African Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) has launched a R300 million Construction Fund aimed at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the construction sector. The ...

Government has renewed its focus on expanding SME funding, but persistent barriers continue to limit access, raising questions about whether support is reaching businesses at a local level

In its formal submission to the Department of Small Business Development on 28 November 2025, the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) said the township economy is valued at over ...

Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the SEFDA Pay system will enable a secure, low-cost, and interoperable digital ecosystem, facilitating access to finance, record keeping and market participation. ...

Small business owners across South Africa say the latest Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) 2024/2025 Annual Report gives them renewed confidence that government support for entrepreneurs is improving. The ...

 Beauty entrepreneur Khanyi Nkosi from Tembisa thought joining and selling her products on Takealot was a dream come true into stepping into the world of e-commerce, but that has not ...

By: Anna Majavu The Department of Small Business Development (DBSD) has released a new draft SMMEs and Co-operatives Funding Policy that does not set aside any new money for the ...

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development has undertaken to hold the Department of Small Business Development to account following an investigation into its finances, which has revealed a string ...