As Stage 6 load shedding over the weekend set alarm lights flashing, President Cyril Ramaphosa is under increased political pressure from opposition parties over the country's energy crisis.
Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams told a mini plenary of the National Assembly last week that there would be better funding opportunities for small and medium businesses.
Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams also encouraged SMMEs to highlight the various challenges they faced when dealing with government processes.
The country's multiple challenges of deep poverty, unemployment and inequality are both unacceptable and unsustainable, writes Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.