In the Media

- 17 Nov 2022
- - Online
ANDILE NTINGI: SA must act on the skills shortage at state entities
The most pressing challenge facing many of SA’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is the acute shortage of skilled people at all levels.

- 23 Feb 2022
- - Online
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams | South Africans can agree on one thing: We need more jobs
The country's multiple challenges of deep poverty, unemployment and inequality are both unacceptable and unsustainable, writes Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

- 27 Jan 2021
- - Online
Government launches R1.2bn Tourism Equity Fund
Government on Tuesday launched the Tourism Equity Fund aimed at creating an inclusive and growing tourism sector by supporting entrepreneurship and investment on the supply side of the tourism sector.

- 27 Jan 2021
- - Online
R1.2bn Tourism Equity Fund launched to bolster transformation
New funding source for black-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs in an industry hard-hit by Covid-19.

- 26 Jan 2021
- - Online
R1.2bn Tourism Equity Fund launched to help women, the disabled and black entrepreneurs break into the sector
President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the fund on Tuesday, at a time when lockdown regulations have crippled the usually lucrative industry.

- 26 Jan 2021
- - Online
Government launches R1.2bn tourism equity fund to drive change in the sector
Tourism Equity Fund aims to increase the participation of black-owned enterprises in the R400bn sector.

- 20 Jan 2021
- - Online
Funding agency devoted to job creation
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) is automating its application process for funding to improve service delivery as more and more small businesses apply for assistance.

- 14 Jan 2021
- - Online
Minister dismisses DA claims of mismanagement of small business Covid-19 relief funds
Minister of Small Business Development, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says she is appalled at the misinformation peddled by the Democratic Alliance (DA) about the expenditure of the small business COVID-19 relief funds.

- 11 Dec 2020
- - Online
Sefa’s blended funding gives a lifeline to start-ups
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) is gearing itself towards supporting start-ups with its blended finance programme that offers a combination of a grant and a loan to small businesses.