A healthy supply of working capital is essential for business growth. Unfortunately, even profitable businesses sometimes get turned down for business loans.
High on the list of priorities of the ANC in government has been the delivery of formal housing for all the people of South Africa. Many people do live in some kind of formal housing, although many still live in shacks. FinScope, a study of the lives and circumstances of South Africa s residents conducted by TNS Research Surveys, finds that however humble most dwellings are, they are enormously important to those who live in them.