JOHANNESBURG - Several officials of the Department of Small Business Development have been suspended with immediate effect after serious allegations of corruption within the unit responsible for incentive scheme administration.
"The people of South Africa deserve a professional service dispersed equitably without fear or favour. Access to finance remains a critical challenge for SMMEs and Cooperatives and so, we had to act decisively on this matter in order to prevent the possible perpetuation of corruption and further prejudice to SMMEs and Cooperatives," Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said.
"BBSDP is a cost-sharing grant offered to black-owned small enterprises to assist them to improve their competitiveness and sustainability whilst the CIS is a 100% grant for registered primary co-operatives," Department spokesperson, Noko Manyelo, said. The department said it will be laying criminal charges in cases of possible fraudulent activities against the official, grant applicants and service providers with the South African Police Services .
How is the minister dealing with loadshedding impact on small businesses
Nothing will happen...they will receive salaries for time to come, while sitting at home, or maybe joining another looting department in the meantime Election2019 playforthecrowd
Typical
Never too late to learn from CityofJoburgZA
This is President CR ANC unbundling of corruption, This is evidence-based. Please President CR let these people implicated in allegations of corruption. LETS THE MONEY BE PAID BACK AND ARRESTED SWIFTLY .EXAMPLE TO FUTURE TO FUTURE LOOTERS .
Mistress Ginger will say she is shook by the conduct of her officials.
This department in its entirety should be closed down. The most useless department. Small businesses are suffering due to loadshedding, are they even saying a word? Mxm!
This Dept is yet another SOE. Not just captured but deliberately corrupt.
How much must we take such crap from dead ministers? VusiSambo ungaphuthwa ukweba kweANC. It still puzzle me why people vote ANC to this date😜🤥🤦♂️
So what's new? Prosecution, I wonder
Wow 😮 to think the department would have more important issues to deal with like small businesses bleeding due to LoadShedding🤒
I personally don't see the reason to have this department really
Errrrrm.... Like rape, it became a norm amongst certain cultures
What is the department planning to do to help small businesses who are going to shut down because of load shedding?
Seda_dsbd see all these comments and tell me if the connected are not benefiting
CyrilRamaphosa are these people going to jail You are far too quiet whenever these things come to light. Btw, do we even NEED this cabinet whilst we already have the DTI?
What’s new. No one will be arrested. The anc laughs in the face of the citizen everyday.....scumbags and thieves
Ababoshwe, suspended for what? Our small businesses don't get support cause they only support their friends and comrades
I so wish this department close down aftr de 8th of May, one of de useless department evr established aftr 1994
Did anyone expect anything different 🙄 I mean I just have to look at this red haired lady Zulu and I see corruption everywhere it’s all over the place even in the air.
When is all this going to stop!!
Vote smart
Don't forget it's the ANC government that appoints these people...The ANC cares more about the brand morethan the people our people are deep in poverty our country is not growing because of such people and the only get 'suspended' really
How many were there? 9?
This department is frankly USELESS! IT HAS DONE NOTHING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES BUT IT HAS ENRICHED THE ELITES CONNECTED TO ANC
Business for themselves and their families is top priority.If you not family, forget it deptsmallbus
More corrupt ANC cadres
Is this the only department involved in corruption. Should PresidencyZA not do a lifestyle audit in all departments? Especially departments which deal with creating jobs etc?
Penxenxe Mara Ginger where art thou?
What new?
Many of ministers that were created to protect Zuma & looting of state money..
What a useless department, they employ people who know nothing about business
Good Woek mama Lindiwe we alive you for your Work am your team
Ahoembawe Its coz they had nothing better to do. This minister plus the rest in her ministerial department never did anything constructive.
We’ve got the most useless minister ever, the only thing I see about her is changing the color of her hair
The travelling ministry.
This ministry has been a waiste of our hard earned money
The most useless Department
What ?.. the most useless department has corrupt officials on top