TOPIC OUTLINE
                TOPIC OUTLINE
                     PART A: OUR MANDATE
                     PART A: OUR MANDATE
                     1. Constitutional Mandate  
                     1. Constitutional Mandate  
                     2. Legislative and Policy Mandates
                     2. Legislative and Policy Mandates
                     3. Institutional Policies and strategies  
                     3. Institutional Policies and strategies  
                     4.  Relevant Court Rulings
                     4.   Relevant Court Rulings
                     PART B: OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS 
                     PART B: OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS 
                     5.  Vision 
                     5.   Vision 
                     6.  Mission
                     6.   Mission
                     7.  Values
                     7.   Values
                     8.  Situational Analysis (External and Internal)
                     8.   Situational Analysis (External and Internal)
                     PART C: MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE
                     PART C: MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE
                     9.  Institutional Performance Information
                     9.   Institutional Performance Information
                     10. Key Risks
                     10. Key Risks
                     PART D: TECHNICAL INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
                     PART D: TECHNICAL INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
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           PART A: OUR MANDATE
         PART A: OUR MANDATE
     1.Constitutional Mandate
     1.Constitutional Mandate
     The Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa,1996 along with the Bill of Rights, form a legal mandate for a 
     The Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa,1996 along with the Bill of Rights, form a legal mandate for a 
     democratic South Africa. It sets out the rights and responsibilities of its citizens and defines the structure of government.
     democratic South Africa. It sets out the rights and responsibilities of its citizens and defines the structure of government.
      
      
     The Small Enterprise Development Agency derives its constitutional mandate from the following legislations:
     The Small Enterprise Development Agency derives its constitutional mandate from the following legislations:
      Section 22 - Every citizen has the right to choose their trade, occupation or profession freely and the practise of trade, occupation or profession 
      Section 22 - Every citizen has the right to choose their trade, occupation or profession freely and the practise of trade, occupation or profession 
      may be regulated by law.
      may be regulated by law.
      Section 217 - When an organ of state contracts for goods and services, it must do so in accordance with a system which is fair, equitable, 
      Section 217 - When an organ of state contracts for goods and services, it must do so in accordance with a system which is fair, equitable, 
      transparent, competitive and cost effective.
      transparent, competitive and cost effective.
      1995 White Paper - Identification of a national framework that will create an enabling environment for SMMEs.
      1995 White Paper - Identification of a national framework that will create an enabling environment for SMMEs.
      
      
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          PART A: OUR MANDATE (Cont.)
         PART A: OUR MANDATE (Cont.)
     2. Legislative and Policy Mandates
     2. Legislative and Policy Mandates
     The Constitution provides for the establishment mandate of the Department of Small Business Development and its entities, 
     The Constitution provides for the establishment mandate of the Department of Small Business Development and its entities, 
     including  Seda.  Various  national  and  sectoral  legislation  and  regulatory  frameworks  are  listed  below  to  give  effect  to  the 
     including  Seda.  Various  national  and  sectoral  legislation  and  regulatory  frameworks  are  listed  below  to  give  effect  to  the 
     implementation of this constitutional mandate.
     implementation of this constitutional mandate.
     2.1.Seda Enabling Legislation
     2.1.Seda Enabling Legislation
     Seda is an Agency of government accountable to the Minister in the Department of Small Business Development. The establishment of 
     Seda is an Agency of government accountable to the Minister in the Department of Small Business Development. The establishment of 
     Seda  and  its  activities  find  origin  in  the  National  Small  Enterprise  Act  1996(No.  102  of  1996)  amended.  The  Act  provides  for  the 
     Seda  and  its  activities  find  origin  in  the  National  Small  Enterprise  Act  1996(No.  102  of  1996)  amended.  The  Act  provides  for  the 
     establishment of the Advisory Body and the Small Enterprise Development Agency and further, provides guidelines for organs of the state 
     establishment of the Advisory Body and the Small Enterprise Development Agency and further, provides guidelines for organs of the state 
     to promote small enterprise in the Republic. 
     to promote small enterprise in the Republic. 
      
      
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                    PART A: OUR MANDATE (Cont.)
                 PART A: OUR MANDATE (Cont.)
         The Act further outlines the following for the Agency (Seda)
         The Act further outlines the following for the Agency (Seda)
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         To implement the policy of the national government for small enterprise development;
          To implement the policy of the national government for small enterprise development;
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         To design and implement a standard national delivery network that must uniformly apply throughout the Republic in respect of 
          To design and implement a standard national delivery network that must uniformly apply throughout the Republic in respect of 
          small  enterprise  development,  integrating  all  government  funded  small  enterprise  support  agencies  across  all  spheres  of 
          small  enterprise  development,  integrating  all  government  funded  small  enterprise  support  agencies  across  all  spheres  of 
          government;
          government;
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         To design and implement small enterprise development support programmes
          To design and implement small enterprise development support programmes
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         To  establish  provincial  structures  to  ensure  the  effective  implementation of its functions and  do all  that is necessary and 
          To  establish  provincial  structures  to  ensure  the  effective  implementation of its  functions and do all that is necessary and 
          convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions.
          convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions.
           Legislation and Policy                               Mandate and Primary Outputs
           National Small Enterprise Act 1996, (No.102 of       To facilitate the development, support and promotion of small enterprises to ensure 
           1996), as amended.                                   their growth and sustainability.
                                                                SEDA provides business development and support services for small enterprises, in 
          
                                                                partnership with other role-players in the small business development environment. 
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           PART A: OUR MANDATE (Cont.)
          PART A: OUR MANDATE (Cont.)
     2.2Other Legislative Mandates
     2.2Other Legislative Mandates
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      Other legislative mandates (Acts and Purposes) are compressively narrated from page ten (10) to 
        Other legislative mandates (Acts and Purposes) are compressively narrated from page ten (10) to 
       eleven (11) of the Seda Strategic Plan (2020 – 2025).
        eleven (11) of the Seda Strategic Plan (2020 – 2025).
      
      
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