The Department of Small Business Development in partnership with Seda are hosting Pop Up Market at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in Mafikeng. The aim of this initiative is to assist SMMEs with access to markets.

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams beneficiary site visit in  Buffalo City Municipality, East London, 16 September 2021.

30 September 2021  - Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams accompanied by Umzimvubu mayor to lead a local delegation in Kwabhaca during the Nation-Wide Vooma Vaccination Weekend. Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams in her capacity as the Alfred Nzo District Development Model (DDM) Champion, will on Friday, 01 October 2021, lead a delegation of local leaders at Umzimvubu Local Municipality in KwaBhaca.

28 September 2021 - The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa have launched a study titled: “The Impact of COVID-19 on Micro and Informal Businesses in South Africa” on 28 September 2021. In terms of non-agricultural employment, 36.84% of all females are employed in the informal sector.

How has the Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures affected the most vulnerable players in the South African economy and what assistance will they need to recover? A large proportion of the South African workforce makes a living in the approximately three million micro and informal businesses.