Parliament Committee Split Over Small Business Challenges In Limpopo

Members of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on small business have expressed mixed reactions over the challenges faced by small businesses.

This comes as the committee was wrapping up its week-long oversight of the small businesses funded by the department in Limpopo. The committee visited various businesses in all districts of the province to assess the performance and progress of business development.

The committee, comprising members of different political parties, says the insights will inform the committees work going forward. Committee members from the ANC and DA, Balungile Sapo and Shara Singh, say although there is notable improvement, there is a need for more government support.

We understand that there are elements in the gaps that need to be attended to, but with the progress that the department has made, together with the entity as things stand, we are quite comfortable and we are quite happy to see them assisting young people and women, to be specific. The unfortunate situation is, though, were not really seeing any of these entities being highly profitable and creating the kind of jobs that we need. So, what we will have to do is we will have to take our deliberations back to Parliament, back to the committee, and look at restructuring those programs so they have the necessary impact.

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