Tag: President Cyril Ramaphosa

By: Tebogo Mokwena Developing and sustaining SMMEs are becoming more crucial to deal with South Africa’s limping economy, and the Small Business Development Department has now outlined what it plans ...

By Anna Majavu Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) will benefit this year through a new, “very substantial” R10 billion fund, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa. “Growth and the creation ...

By Anna Majavu President Cyril Ramaphosa must announce major new funding streams for different informal and small businesses, including informal traders and taxis, in his State of the Nation Address ...

By: Tebogo Mokwena Members of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development expressed disappointment at the report presented by the Red Tape Reduction Task Force Team on Wednesday. According to ...

A new report published by the Commission of Gender Equality (CGE) provides further evidence that the state is not doing enough to support women-owned businesses. The document titled: “A promise ...

It has been half a year since the Property Practitioners Act came into effect, and the industry is still plagued by issues such as inadequate transformation, racism and lack of ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally appointed a new advisory council on Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment after the term of the previous council ended in October 2019. The call for nominations ...

South Africans need to think of themselves as job creators rather than just job seekers said Minister of Small Business Stella Ndabeni Abrahams. Ndabeni-Abrahams was part of a panel discussion ...

The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA) has upped the ante in its fight with the government to recognise the informal sector. SAITA submitted a memorandum to the office of ...

Business lobby groups are demanding accountability from departments to tackle the numerous obstacles that companies of all sizes encounter when doing business with the state. They want ministers and public ...