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SMMEs suffering amid long power outages and electricity price hikes

Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are suffering amid escalating power outages and their plight will be worsened by the latest electricity price hike. This is the view of NPO Midrand Local Economic Empowerment (MLEE), representing more than 300 SMMEs. Members are from industries such as construction, catering, food, restaurants, events management, security, ICT, engineering consultancy & manufacturing and funeral parlours. “Tariff price increases have a direct impact on operational […]

today14 January 2023

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SA black business lobby wants govt loan scheme to include small scale entrepreneurs

South Africa's National Treasury said it had met with the Black Business Council over concerns that a R200 billion loan guarantee scheme is not benefitting small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). Last month President Cyril Ramaphosa said the National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank and commercial banks had jointly created a guaranteed loan scheme to help small and medium-sized businesses weather the economic storm caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

today29 May 2020

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Zuma calls on IORA countries to support SMMEs

President Jacob Zuma has urged leaders from over 20 countries attending the Indian Ocean Rim Association summit (IORA) to support small and medium enterprises as catalysts for increased economic growth and job creation. He was speaking at the IORA leaders' summit which Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially opened in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday morning. The two day meeting is attended by over 20 countries bordering the Indian Ocean. […]

today7 March 2017

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