Pretoria – Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called for investment in research in the field of small business development. “We need to aggressively invest in this area and address the paucity of relevant information on Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). I am positive that such investments can yield enormous benefits in the long term,” Minister Zulu said. She said research by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor showed that small businesses were significant …
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Sisulu declares 2014 year of excellence in public service
Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on public servants to use 2014 as the year of excellence within the public service as the country marks the 20th anniversary of democracy. "The year 2013 has been challenging yet rewarding as we established the National School of Government and tabled the Public Administration Management Bill amongst other things to ensure that we have an efficient public service that is able to meet the needs of its citizenry," Sisulu said …
More public servants to own homes
Pretoria - Government wants to see more public servants owning homes and not just renting perpetually, says Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. The minister on Wednesday said she had approved a Project Management Office to kick start the establishment and operation of the Government Employees Housing Scheme in her office. The Housing Scheme aims to assist employees in the Public Service to secure appropriate and affordable finance towards the purchase or upgrade of …