Question NW643 to the Minister of Finance
10 May 2016 - NW643
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Finance
What is the (a) number of businesses funded through the Jobs Fund and (b) (i) number of the black businesses that have received funding and (ii) total value of that funding?
Reply:
(a) 12,097 businesses have received funding through the Jobs Fund projects.
(b) i. 11,930 are black-owned (98.6%).
ii. R973,350,117 is the total value of funding to these black-owned businesses.