SCORE: C Under Ndabeni-Abrahams, the department this year outlined an ambitious agenda focused on expanding funding, supporting new economic sectors such as the ocean economy, and formalising informal businesses. In its first quarterly performance and financial report for the 2025/26 financial year, the department achieved 82% of its planned targets, meeting 27 of 33 targets […]

SCORE: C Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has had a mixed performance. The department allocated R2  billion through the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, benefiting more than 80  000 small businesses and cooperatives and creating nearly 100  000 jobs. She initiated programmes to enhance trade opportunities and retail placement for small enterprises. The minister also oversaw initiatives such as distributing point-of-sale equipment […]