NEW BUSINESS LICENSING BILL, 2025

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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NO. 6683

26 September 2025

1. I, Ms. Stella Thembisa Ndabeni, Minister of Small Business Development, hereby publish the Business Licensing Bill, 2025 for public comments.

2. Any interested person or stakeholder who wishes to submit written comments on the Business Licensing Bill, 2025 is hereby invited to do so within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice by:

   (a) Posting to the following address: Block G, the dtic Campus, Private Bag X 84, Pretoria 0001.

   (b) Hand delivery to the following address: the dtic Campus, Department of Small Business Development, 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, Block G Ground Floor.

   (c) Mailing such comments electronically to the following address: BLBSubmission@dsbd.gov.za

3. Comments must be addressed to the Director-General: Department of Small Business Development and marked for the attention of Mr. Thembani Masinge.

4. All interested persons or stakeholders are kindly requested to provide the name, postal address, telephone, and email address of the person or organisation when submitting the comments.

5. Electronic copies of the Business Licensing Bill, 2025 may be obtained from the DSBD website at www.dsbd.gov.za and in the Government Gazette for public comments.

Ms. Stella Thembisa Ndabeni (MP), Minister of Small Business Development