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Submitted | first-name | support | top-concern | message |
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2026-02-23 10:15:45 +02:00 | Naresh | No I do not | More red tape | |
2026-02-02 00:14:10 +02:00 | David | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-02-02 00:14:09 +02:00 | David | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-01-29 10:01:35 +02:00 | Robert | No I do not | Other | |
2026-01-28 16:43:14 +02:00 | Riaan | No I do not | Other | All aspects of this are distressing. Business licensing is intrusive and anti-business. Preferential licensing is unconstitutional, and SARS already has a large department dealing with counterfeit goods, so this is redundant. |
2026-01-28 08:12:30 +02:00 | Henry | No I do not | More red tape | Waisting more money, time and extending control to the corrupt government |
2026-01-20 16:25:07 +02:00 | Ruhan | No I do not | Principles of business licensing | In country that faces its current unemployment issues. Adding additional Red tape will pull more business out of the country creating additional unemployment. If your goal to reduce job creation carry on. |
2026-01-18 22:16:19 +02:00 | Alida | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-01-17 13:06:25 +02:00 | Edwin | No I do not | More red tape | |
2026-01-16 15:02:29 +02:00 | Salesia | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-01-14 09:38:33 +02:00 | Philip | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-01-12 12:46:33 +02:00 | Willem | No I do not | Principles of business licensing | CIPC and SARS already have information on 99% of business activities. Professions like Real estate agents, accountants, medical practitioners, Electricians and others already have registration authorities. SAPS, Traffic Police, SARS inspectors, SABS and other organizations already exist to enforce governance. This is a duplication in resources. More likely an attempt to regulate who may partcicpate in the economy. One can assume that BBEEE quotas will be part of the criteria on allocating licenses. Thus a qualified white electrician might not be allocated a business license based on a BBEE rule. Free trade could be hampered as a current licensee cannot sell his business if the buyer cannot obtain a license. The consequences are much the same as the issue with land reform without a fair value. How will business obtain bank finance if the licenses are contentious. Refer to the issues on mineral right to see examples of the state causing the mining industry to stagnate. No exploration for past 20 years. delays in the approval of mineral right applications. No, this law has to many unforeseen consequences considering other examples the past 30 years. |
2026-01-10 16:57:29 +02:00 | Meiring | No I do not | More red tape | |
2026-01-08 19:24:56 +02:00 | Elizabeth | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-01-08 12:36:33 +02:00 | p | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-01-07 10:23:49 +02:00 | Caroline | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2026-01-06 16:09:38 +02:00 | Leslie | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2025-12-24 09:37:28 +02:00 | Lorraine | No I do not | More red tape | This is supposed to be a democracy... the Government is strangling the entrepreneurs!! Go after the big companies,not the entrepreneurs trying to make ends meet!! |
2025-12-22 09:46:01 +02:00 | Erina | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2025-12-22 07:48:48 +02:00 | Simon | No I do not | More red tape | |
2025-12-21 20:13:31 +02:00 | Nic | No I do not | Preferential licensing | This is an economy already struggling to generate growth, this will just strangle it further, and allow authorities to choose who to licence. |
2025-12-21 14:31:17 +02:00 | Brian | No I do not | Preferential licensing | |
2025-12-21 10:57:58 +02:00 | Dieter | No I do not | Preferential licensing | This licensing bill will place a greater tamper on an economy that already struggles. |
2025-12-20 13:47:21 +02:00 | Venetia | No I do not | Powers of inspectors | |
2025-12-17 14:45:13 +02:00 | Spike | No I do not | Preferential licensing | The Bill is prescriptive and will tend to exclude white owners from owning business. |
2025-12-16 13:39:33 +02:00 | Garry | No I do not | Powers of inspectors | |
2025-12-15 12:41:02 +02:00 | Peter | No I do not | Preferential licensing | Racist law |
2025-12-14 10:25:22 +02:00 | Josias De Kock | No I do not | More red tape | The answer to Govt oversight and level of involvement, is a resounding NO!!!!!!!!!!!! |
2025-12-11 18:23:55 +02:00 | Kelebogile | Not fully | Powers of inspectors | As it is South Africa is grappling with extensive fraud and corruption, the worry is certain stipulations will limit or even destroy small business growth as vague and discretionary powers are given to government officials who have shown in no uncertain terms how corrupt and corruptible they can be. The ordinary South African may be discouraged from operating a small business because of the lengthy and complicated paperwork requirements - if not simplified. |
2025-12-11 16:08:04 +02:00 | Craig | No I do not | Principles of business licensing | This bill is simply not necessary!! It's bureaucracy for bureaucracy's sake, creating yet another layer of complication and delay to an already challenging environment for an entrepreneur to start a business. It also allows for a greater potential for corruption, as inspectors will be imbued with a power that will simply allow them to grant or deny for any reason they see fit. This bill will be challenged on a frequent basis, meaning money and time spent in court , requiring the bill to be re-drafted in order to narrow the scope of definition and close as-yet, unfound loopholes. Please use this money wisely!!! Scrap this bill and spend the money, in amending the current bureaucracy to be more efficient and less vulnerable to corruption. Don't add yet another layer of expensive, time-wasting red tape, to an already difficult process, for eager entrepreneurs. |