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R700 million fund to boost SA-owned township businesses – how to apply

R700 million fund to boost SA-owned township businesses – how to apply 4 June 2021 2:38 PM TREP Africa Melane interviews Tumi Sefolo, Executive for Direct Lending at the Small Enterprise Finance Agency. South African-owned, registered township or rural businesses may apply to get their share of the R694 million fund Businesses will receive payment, part of which is a grant (the rest is a loan) The payments are mainly for working capital, but also for equipment, depending on the business type A fund worth R694 million has been created to boost township entrepreneurs. The capital has been allocated to South Africa s Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP), which offers financial support to small businesses in the informal economy.

High Court halts racist Tourism Equity Fund payments

High Court halts racist Tourism Equity Fund payments Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo Share this: The High Court in Pretoria has interdicted the Department of Tourism from processing payments to black-owned businesses from the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF). Twitter/TourismDepartment This comes after the Department of Tourism set aside initial funding of R540 million to boost black-owned business as well as women and persons with disabilities. The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) matched it with a contribution of R120 million and R594 million from commercial banks. Trade union Solidarity and lobby group AfriForum subsequently took government to court over what it believes to be a discriminatory fund.

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