Question to the Minister of Small Business Development - NW17

15 March 2018 - NW17

America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Small Business Development

(1) (a) What are the details of persons from (i) her (aa) office and (bb) department and (ii) small, medium and micro enterprises that accompanied her on her visit to China to attend the China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair from 10 to 13 October 2017 and (b) what are the full details of the costs incurred in each case for (i) travel, (ii) accommodation, (iii) daily expenses and (iv) costs relating to the fair; (2) what quantifiable benefits does she expect to accrue to South Africa as a result of attending the specified fair?”

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(1)(a)(i) The South African delegation, led by the Minister of Small Business Development, consisted of the Director General of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and the economic cluster portfolio counterparts from two (2) provinces, namely, Free-State, and North-West. The details of the participating portfolios are as follows:

Dr Benjamin Malakoane, Member of Executive Council (MEC): Free State, Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs;
Ms Wendy Joy Nelson, Member of Executive Council (MEC): North West, Department of Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development and North West Development Corporation.

The following is the list of DSBD officials that accompanied the Minister:

(i) (aa) Minister’s office
#	Name	Designation
1	Linton Mchunu	Chief of Staff: Ministry
2	Judy Booysen	PA to the Minister
3	Gugu Sithole	Ministry: Support
(i) (bb) Department
#	Name	Designation
4	Edith Vries	Director General
5	Tiny Makana	PA to the Director General
6	Tlou Nong	International Relations Officer
7	Nonelelwa Qoboshiyana	Acting Director: Strategic Partnerships
8	Cornelius Monama	Chief Director: Communications and Marketing
9	Chantelle Martin	Strategic Partnerships (Admin and Logistic Support)

(ii) A total of thirty-four (34) exhibitors represented South Africa from various sectors including agro-processing - production of some of the most exclusive agricultural products, biodiesel production, manufacturing, engineering and infrastructure development, textile and fashion, farming, solar energy and services. The thirty-four (34) SMME’s that exhibited were as follows:

#	Enterprise Name	Representative/s	Province	Sector and Products
1	All-S-Africa	Mr Pieter Lessing	Free State	Manufacturing- Décor art
2	Botebo Farming	Ms Tebogo Ditsebe	Free State	Agro processing – Wines
3	Dihoai Farming	Mr Malefetsane Mphuti	Free State	Cooperative farming fertilizer
4	Donovanskop 210 Energy	Ms Lindiwe Mokoena	Free State	Manufacturing - Solar systems
5	Green Finger Multi-purpose Co-op	Ms Mpho Puseletso Ntema	Free State	Agro processing – Bottled tomato relish, tomato sauce and Bottled beetroot
6	VJS Jewellers	Mr Velile Isaac Jonas	Free State	Manufacturing – Jewellery
7	Thabile Tours	Ms Rochney Schewandray Mdhluli	Free State	Services - Tourism Services
8	Blossoms	Ms Florence Ntibi Nkoane	Free State	Manufacturing - Lavender Health and Body Products
9	Vergezocht Oil	Mr Franz Homsek	Free State	Manufacturing – High Oleic Oil
10	UnXpected	Ms Refilwe Lerato Senoko	Free State	Manufacturing – Handmade sneakers and fragrance (Resilient brand)
11	Leema Industries	Mr Sehurutshe Kgomongwe	North West	Manufacturing - Computer components
12	Fearles Afrika	Mr Eugene Onkgopotse Mafatshe	North West	Manufacturing – sanitary products
13	Chiz Boys	Mr Goitseona Ignatitious Maotoe	North West	Agro processing – Cheese
14	SNSET Institute	Sir Stuart Ntlathi	North-West	Manufacturing
15	Lekoa Mining	Teboho Oriel Pitso	Gauteng	Manufacturing - Conveyor idlers, conveyor structure covers
16	Bradchem	Bradley McPherson	Gauteng	Window, Industrial chemicals cleaner and equipment
17	Molly’s Foods	Ms. Lerato Agnes Nonyane (CEO/Founder)	Gauteng	Powdered drinks

#	Enterprise Name	Representative/s	Province	Sector and Products
18	Memeza Shout	Thulile Mthethwa	Gauteng	Memeza personal safety alarm, memeza community, policing alarm
19	Flat Foot Air conditioners CC	Mabuti Maxhoba	Eastern Cape	Air conditioners, hot water vessels
20	Nandzu Trade and General Projects	Nkhensani Caroline Hlungwane	Limpopo	Construction, maintenance, road construction, electrical services, pipe laying, storm water drainage
21	Second Office	Sibongile Booi	Eastern Cape	Virtual Office Space and Secretarial services
22	Green buds	Samuel Maniki Phalane	North West	Fresh fruits and vegetables
23	Shangalia	Tshepo Charity Mdake	Gauteng	Diffusers, fragrances, massage oils, massage candles,
24	Chemiblend (Pty)	Lundi Xokiyana	Eastern Cape	Industrial and cleaning chemicals
25	Today Destiny Traders	Gisimani Peter Madlala	Gauteng	Transformers, inductors, printed circuit board, pulse/frequency transformer
26	Dirang Mmogo Business Enterprise	Vuyisile Vincent Mazinyo	North West	Kikuyu grass, pansy flowers, gazania flowers, fertilizers manufacturing
27	Sister Jenny	Ms Jennifer Gael	Gauteng Province	Medical – skin creams
28	CL Telecoms	Ms Asanda Solinjani	Gauteng Province	ICT
29	Absolute Wines	Ms Anne Serobolo	Gauteng Province	Wine Industry – South African Wines
30	Mahele Auto Doctor	Mr Johannes Mahele	Gauteng Province	Automotive Industry
31	IKIM Solutions	Mr Zimasa Maiyunjwa	Eastern Cape	ICT
32	Rainbow Granite & Marble Works Enterprises (Pty) Ltd	Abram Rankeng	Northern Cape	Granite
33	Reapso South Africa	Mahlatse Ofentse Mashile	Gauteng	Corporate Clothing and Gifts
34	Jamsco Automotive Assemblies (Pty) Ltd	Hayley Eagle	Gauteng	Sheet metal welded assemblies and sub-assemblies, dash panel, rocker panel and tunnels.

(b) Having agreed to Co-host the event, the Department negotiated terms with the organisers of CISMEF and as co-hosts obtained sponsored accommodation with hotel rooms paid for by the organisers as well as ground transport for all participants. Seven (7) officials, including the Minister were accommodated by the organisers. Furthermore, there were four officials from the Department who were responsible for the events logistics who were accommodated through Departmental funds paid for through the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to the Embassy.

Exhibitors were funded through various streams as follows:

- Ten (10) exhibitors supported by the Free State Province and three (3) supported by the North West Province;
- Ten (10) exhibitors supported through the Sector Specific Assistance Scheme (SSAS) from the Department of Trade and Industry;
- Seven (7) exhibitors supported by the Department of Small Business Development; and
- Four (4) self-funded exhibitors.

((iii)(iv) Officials daily expenses and travel costs:

	Official	1(b)(i) Cost of Travel	1(b)(ii) Cost of Accommodation	1(b)(iii) Daily Expenses
1	Mr Linton Mchunu	R 49 517.23	None	R 10 261.57
2	Ms. Judy Booysen	R 23 221.23	None	R 6 580.40
3	Ms. Gugu Sithole	R 23 221.23	None	R 7 829.85
4	Ms. Edith Vries	R 137 402.23	None	R 9 160.31
5	Ms. Tiny Makana	R 126 082.20	None	R 9 821.31
6	Mr. Tlou Nong	R 23 245.23	R99 000 paid to DIRCO	R 22 807.05
7	Ms. Nonelelwa Qoboshiyana	R 23 245.23		R 15 801.82
8	Mr. Cornelius Monama	R 23 245.23		R 13 156.62
9	Ms. Chantelle Martin	R 23 245.23		R16 665.87
Total	R 452 425.04	R 99 000.00	R 112 084.80

The Department paid for travel costs for nine (9) officials.
Accommodation costs for Minister and five (5) officials were covered through negotiations with the event organisers for sponsored hotel rooms. The Department only covered the accommodation costs for four officials who provided logistical and communications support for the event.
Daily expenses were covered by the Department for the nine (9) officials.
As ground transport and all the Exhibition tags and registrations was covered by CISMEF organisers, there were no direct costs relating to the fair that were incurred by the officials. However, the cost of the Pavilion and the Cocktail function held for the SMME’s were as follows:

1 (iv) Costs Relating to the Fair

Amount

South African Pavilion Stand Design, Construction and Branding

R1 476 398.57

Cocktail Function

60 000 RMB

(Approximately, R120 000)

2. Quantifiable Benefits from attending CISMEF

Some of the most remarkable benefits derived from CISMEF are not necessarily quantifiable. The level of exposure these SMME’s received as well as the skills they gained from being part of CISMEF could never be measured but they are none the less just as important as the Business to Business deals that were made.

The co-hosting of the 14th CISMEF has provided the Department an opportunity to show-case the capabilities of SME’s in our country on a global scale. This was the first international pavilion the DSBD has participated in, since proclamation. The opportunity afforded our SME’s with a platform to not only to access global markets for their products but also to gain linkages to their Chinese counterparts.

The upshot of CISMEF was the conducting of Business to Business (B2B) match making activities principally with clients from the Bank of China and other business associations. South African exhibitors have reported successful market linkages with Chinese counterparts. The process of engagement between South African and Chinese companies is ongoing but thus far identified B2B linkages that may translate into trade opportunities for participating enterprises are as follows:

Name of Enterprise	Client Name	Market Linkages Secured/ Pending
Chiz Boys	Goitse Maotoe	Established new business relationships with Chinese companies willing to purchase their products. Chiz Boys requested to produce cheese sauce, as there was an interested to procure. Chiz Boys also gained knowledge on creation of new markets for cheese in relation to the possible opportunities in China and making inroads into this market.
Green-Buds Logistics	Sammy Phalane	Green-Buds Logistics now has off-takes to supply citrus fruits (oranges, lime, lemon and grapefruit) to China. Also secured the service of an agent who will source/ import for different grocery stores in China.
Fearless Afrika	Eugene Mafatshe	Fearless Afrika met with equipment manufacturer for investment and equipment procurement. The manufacture’s equipment meets Fearless Afrika’s expectations. It can produce more ranges of sanitary towels as per demand in RSA and the rest of the continent.

Name of Enterprise	Client Name	Market Linkages Secured/ Pending
Leema Industries	Sehurutshe Kgomongwe	Leema Industries has greatly benefitted from the fair. They met two companies that are willing to supply them with the machinery to manufacture computers in South Africa, provided Leema Industries can show that they have a solid market in South Africa. These companies are willing to enter into a relationship with Leema Industries. They also visited some Chinese factories, state of the art and technologically advanced manufacturing processes. Also developed strong relations with SME from South Africa; they requested that a platform for communication and idea sharing be created amongst South African Exhibitors.
Dirang Mmogo Business Enterprise	Kelly D Phukile	The enterprise has made leads with other Chinese vegetables and flower plant sellers. CISMEF has provided new perspectives on innovation and helped us expand our horizon in innovation and healthy development of plants”.
Botebo Wines	Tebogo Ditsebe	The negotiations to export 383 boxes of wine per month to a retailer in China are ongoing and have not yet been finalised.
VJS Jewellers	Mr Velile Isaac Jonas	A Chinese company, known as Good Idea Steel Jewellery has expressed interest in distributing VJS Jewellery. Mr Jonas is currently conducting research before agreeing to the business transaction. A Polish company encountered during CISMEF has additionally also shown interest in importation of VJS products. Negotiations are ongoing.

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