Tag: National Treasury

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 ...

The assistant ombudsman for Financial Services Providers, Thobile Masina, has warned SMMEs to watch out for predatory lending practices by financial services providers. She said small businesses could avoid falling ...

A newly redesigned loan guarantee scheme aimed at small businesses to bounce back from the pandemic and civic unrest will soon be introduced in the country said South African President ...