Question NW312 to the Minister of Small Business Development

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25 April 2017 - NW312

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Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Small Business Development

(a) What are the (i) names, (ii) business credentials and (iii) names of the main shareholders of each company appointed under the Enterprise Incubation Programme (EIP) of her department for the provision of support and services to agricultural cooperatives in KwaZulu-Natal and other provinces, (b) what is the budget allocated to each of the specified companies in the (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18 and (iii) 2018-19 financial years and (c) how many cooperatives will each of the specified incubators be responsible for supporting in each of the specified financial years?”

Reply:

To date 7 approved Incubators are from Limpopo, Gauteng and Eastern Cape and none from Kwazulu Natal.

Detailed information pertaining to these Incubators are captured in Annexure A.

Province (Location

of Incubator)

(a)(i)

Name of Incubator

Entity Name

(a)(ii)

Business Credentials

(a)(iii)

Names of main Shareholders

Limpopo (Thohoyandou)

Vegetable Market Access Logistic Infrastructure

Africa Excel Advisory Service Pty Ltd

Experience in supporting agricultural cooperatives business support, project and logistics management, and trade and investment promotion.

  • Directorships:
  • Director: Hortgro
  • Director: Perishable Product Export Control Board
  • Director: Fresh Produce Exporters Forum
  • Director: Onderstepoort Biological Products

Director: Citrus Growers Development Company

  • 100% ownership by Dr Monodowafa Johannes Mashaba.
  • He holds position as Managing Director.

Limpopo (Levubu)

Matsila Small Business Incubation Project

Matsila Development Community Trust

Experience in comprehensive rural development, land management, and sustainable socio-economic development. Projects components include: organic crops/vegetable; organic livestock, fish farming and waste management.

Trust Members:

  • Chief Livhuwani Matsila (Chairperson)
  • Mr Abraham Matsila
  • Ms Selinah Mathukha
  • Ms Cornelia Mukwevho
  • Ms Chrsitinah Matsila

North West (Rustenburg - Bestekraal)

Limpopo Wildlife Business Incubator

Limpopo Wildlife Business Incubator Pty Ltd

Broad experience in support the development of an emerging wildlife sector through whole-value-chain development and a business incubation process within a structured institutional framework built on a strategic Public Private Partnership with a consortium of major role players in the wildlife industry

Company Directors:

  • Mr Michael Bandile Gcabo
  • Mr Leon Alfred Lourens
  • Mr Johan Hendrik Bisschoff

Gauteng (Westonaria)

Sibanye Gold Construction Incubator

Nunnovation Africa Foundation

Experience in empowering youth, black women and vulnerable groups across the continent to develop new industries through Innovation aided by critical thinking.

The Foundation provides specialist innovation skills development programmes that enhances capacity of strategic partners and vulnerable groups of society.

Company Directors:

  • Mr Khathutshelo Nathaniel Mashau
  • Ms Ngwako Ramohlale

Gauteng (Pretoria – Eersterust)

The South African Creative Industries Business Incubator

Imvula Holdings Pty Ltd

Experience in operating the Tshwane School of Music (TSOM).

The school provides music education, music therapy, facilitates exposure to and training in music technology and music business and provides a platform for music performances. Currently has 140 students.

Company Director:

  • Mr Freddy Arendse
  • Ms Beth Angela Arendse

Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth)

South African Automotive Design Engineering Incubator (SAAED)

Steel Best Manufacturing

Steel Best Manufacturing Pty LTD has engaged in an undertaking to incubate design and manufacturing SMME’s that will create opportunities for the selected SMME’s in the automotive and non-automotive markets. They will be able to share intellectual property, optimize assets and expand knowledge and experience.

The undertaking will enable the SMME’s rapid access to industries requiring jigs & fixtures, special purpose machinery, prototype and production parts and provide a platform on par with the latest manufacturing technology for a greater market presence.

The incubator will also create greater capacity for the local and national industry to provide world standard services to optimize business opportunities generated as a result of the increased automotive model launches in South Africa as well as other African countries and the directive for increased local content in the State-Owned Companies (SOC’s).

Company Directors:

  • Mr Clyde Erasmus
  • Mr Reuben Oliphant

Eastern Cape, (Cegcuwana Administrative Area, Ngamakwe)

Nomakwezi Benya Primary Cooperative

Nomakwezi Darling Benya Foundation Primary Cooperative

Responding to a call by the Hon Minister Lindiwe Zulu during her visit in Idutywa on the 03 December 2016, and while addressing the Amathole District community she urged citizens to start forming cooperatives to address the declining levels of crop farming in the agricultural sector.

The economic environment within which rural poor households operate is characterized poverty, unpredictability on food security, uncertainty and risk. The formation of Nomakhwezi - Darling Benya primary co-operative (NDB) is contributing to reverse the declining levels of food security and the agricultural sector.

Company Director:

  • Mr Boyce Hlatshaneni

Response to (b)

Budget allocations for (i) 2016/17, (ii) 2017/18 and (iii) 2018/19

Incubator and Location

  1. Budget Allocated
 
  1. 2016/17
  1. 2017/18
  1. 2018/19

Vegetable Market Access Logistic Infrastructure

R5 million

  • Funding for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 90:10 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 90% of approved amount and applicant 10%
  • Funding for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 80:20 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 80% of approved amount and applicant 20%

Matsila Small Business Incubation Project

R8 million

  • Funding for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 90:10 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 90% of approved amount and applicant 10%
  • Funding for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 80:20 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 80% of approved amount and applicant 20%

Limpopo Wildlife Business Incubator

R8 million

  • Funding for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 90:10 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 90% of approved amount and applicant 10%
  • Funding for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 80:20 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 80% of approved amount and applicant 20%

Sibanye Gold Construction Incubator

R8 million

  • Funding for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 90:10 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 90% of approved amount and applicant 10%
  • Funding for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 80:20 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 80% of approved amount and applicant 20%

The South African Creative Industries Business Incubator

R7 million

  • Funding for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 90:10 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 90% of approved amount and applicant 10%
  • Funding for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 80:20 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 80% of approved amount and applicant 20%

South African Automotive Design Engineering Incubator (SAAED)

R7 million

  • Funding for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 90:10 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 90% of approved amount and applicant 10%
  • Funding for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 80:20 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 80% of approved amount and applicant 20%

Nomakwezi Benya Primary Cooperative

R8 million

  • Funding for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 90:10 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 90% of approved amount and applicant 10%
  • Funding for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.
  • 80:20 cost sharing. DSBD will contribute 80% of approved amount and applicant 20%

Response to (c)

Number of cooperatives / SMMEs supported for (i) 2016/17, (ii) 2017/18 and (iii) 2018/19

Incubator and Location

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs supported

 

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Vegetable Market Access Logistic Infrastructure

14 Cooperatives

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Matsila Small Business Incubation Project

4 SMMEs with 215 beneficiaries

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Limpopo Wildlife Business Incubator

7 SMMEs

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Sibanye Gold Construction Incubator

30 SMMEs

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

The South African Creative Industries Business Incubator

50 SMMEs

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

South African Automotive Design Engineering Incubator (SAAED)

6 SMME’s

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Nomakwezi Benya Primary Cooperative

10 Cooperatives consisting of 50 members in total.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 2 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

Number of Cooperatives/SMMEs for Year 3 is subject to satisfactory performance of the incubator.

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