Tag: National Treasury

As South Africa enters 2026, businesses especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are planning within a context of modest economic growth, ongoing structural reforms, and persistent cost pressures. According to ...

Thousands of small businesses risk being excluded from government tenders if they fail to update their records on the Central Supplier Database (CSD). The Western Cape infrastructure department has given ...

Diesel is as essential as feed or water in Nomusa Nkosi's poultry farming business in Mpumalanga. Her generator powers cold storage, water pumps and basic lighting, especially during extended power ...

The National Treasury's R402 billion infrastructure investment, announced in the 2025 Budget Speech, is being met with cautious optimism by small businesses in construction, transport and logistics. For SMMEs like ...

By Nosihle Zulu South Africa’s small-scale vendors, creative entrepreneurs and informal traders are being called to the fore as the Jobs Fund opens a new R5-million grant opportunity to turn ...

Zandile Majavu With South Africa expected to remain grey-listed for another year, small business experts say the sustained strain on the economy is being felt across the board, including the ...

By: Anna Majavu  The National Treasury’s latest plan to borrow R500 billion per year to fund this year’s budget and refinance the debt it already owes is highly unlikely to benefit SMMEs, three macroeconomic policy experts told Vutivi News. National Treasury has also said it is considering closing programmes like expanded public works and informal settlement upgrades, increasing VAT, ...

By Anna Majavu Analysts say the government’s new draft funding policy for SMMEs and co-operatives is peripheral, thin on details and will not make a meaningful impact on the small ...

By: Tebogo Mokwena The Western Cape government is committed to ensuring that SMMEs in the province not only get procurement opportunities, but it also removes the various obstacles small businesses ...

By: Tebogo Mokwena From the middle of January next year, state organs will be mandated to include SMMEs in their tender processes. They will also have to give preference to ...