Tag: SEDFA

Manufacturing SMEs are set to benefit from South Africa’s industrial growth push.

Township spaza shop owners say access to the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund remains difficult, as strict compliance rules, licensing requirements and administrative delays continue to slow approvals

South Africa’s 2026 Small Business Development Budget Vote places SMEs at the centre of government’s economic recovery strategy

Phale runs Aquafina Springs in Mahikeng, a water purification and bottling company backed by the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA)

The department also plans to formalise 11,000 informal businesses during the current financial year

With just R300 Nozipho Sithetho registered NTNS Trading and began producing NYS Chilli Relish, selling at local markets and online, slowly building a loyal customer base