Organisations: khula Enterprise (MENTION), National Empowerment Fund (MENTION)
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Cape Town - The JSE market capitalisation of broad-based empowerment deals has fallen to 3% this year from 9% in 2008 owing to the weak economy,said National Empowerment Fund (NEF) CEO, Phillisiwe Buthelezi.....read more

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‘BEE is not just I about handouts’ Penwell Diamini BLACK economic empowerment is not all about glitz and glamour hard work is also part of the deal. Sandile Sikhosana is the managing director of Ayobayo Foods, which was funded by the National Empowerment Fund (NEF), enabling him to open the franchise in Tembisa last year. Ayobayo Foods is a subsidiary of the Dulcé Cafe group, which specialises in coffee shops. Ayobayo specialises in traditional cuisine......read more

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SEmpowerment fund hits R1bn milestone LINDA ENSOR Political Correspondent CAPE TOWN — The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) had exceeded its Rlbn approval milestone by the end of last month, five years after it became operational. It has been especially helpful to black entrepreneurs during the global economic crisis. The fund was established to provide investment funding to black empowered businesses and investment opportunities for black individuals, and since its inception to the end of last...read more

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SEB-aandeel in JSE kwyn Swak ekonomie sny markkapitalisasie tot 3% Jean-Marie de WaaI, Kaapscad Swart aandeethouers se sny van die JSE-koek krimp. Die JSE-markkapitalisasie van bemagtigingstransaksies met ‘n breë basis het na raming van 9”1 in 2008 tot 3% in 2009 gedaal weens die swak ekonomie, sé me. Phillisiwe Buthelezi, u itvoerende hoof van die nasionale bemagtigingsfonds (NEF’). Verlede jaar is R36,5 miljard se bemagtigingstransaksies onder. neezn, waarvan R23,3 miljard se transaksies.....read more

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SEB-aandeel in JSE kwyn Swak ekonomie sny markkapitalisasie tot 3% Jean-Marie de WaaI, Kaapscad Swart aandeethouers se sny van die JSE-koek krimp. Die JSE-markkapitalisasie van bemagtigingstransaksies met ‘n breë basis het na raming van 9”1 in 2008 tot 3% in 2009 gedaal weens die swak ekonomie, sé me. Phillisiwe Buthelezi, u itvoerende hoof van die nasionale bemagtigingsfonds (NEF’). Verlede jaar is R36,5 miljard se bemagtigingstransaksies onder. neezn, waarvan R23,3 miljard se transaksies.....read more

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Organisations: khula Limited (VISUAL), National Empowerment Fund (VISUAL), Parliamentary porfolio Commitee on trade and industry (VISUAL)
 
Interviews/Quoted: Mario Ambrosini (RECORDED)
 
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Meet the visionaries who are shaping th e future of South A frica The Stadium is Set Mr. Joseph Tshawe, founder as well as 45% shareholder of Homeless Construction, arrived at the IDC with a Letter of Award from Tshwane Municipality worth R55 million to refurbish the Loftus Stadium to world-class FlEA requirements for the 2010 World Cup. He needed a Performance Guarantee of R5,4 million and a hefty sum to buy equipment and pay workers before he could begin the project.....read more

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Presenter: Semeyi Zake Guest(s): Frencel Gillion Summit TV speaks to Frencel Gillion from the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) about the online tools they’re offering to help small business entrepreneurs with their planning and financial control Semeyi Zake: Welcome to business IQ. The National Empowerment Fund recently launched an online business planner - that’s a tool for small businesses to plan and for financial projection purposes. This is meant to help a sector under immense pressure in So....read more

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More shares for previously disadvantaged Johnny Masilela The African Bank Limited’s (Abil) Hlumisa share scheme has thrown open an additional share offer to ordinary people who last year invested in the initiative. An SMS circulated last weekend informing shareholders that a letter and circular setting out details had been posted. A month agoAbil announced plans to off-load further shares to previously disadvantaged individuals and groups, this time at a whopping discount of 7O% per share...read more

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Presenter: Semeyi Zake Guest(s): Frencel Gillion Summit TV speaks to Frencel Gillion from the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) about the online tools they’re offering to help small business entrepreneurs with their planning and financial control Semeyi Zake: Welcome to business IQ. The National Empowerment Fund recently launched an online business planner - that’s a tool for small businesses to plan and for financial projection purposes. This is meant to help a sector under immense pressure in So....read more

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- A BLACK JACK Vuyo Jack QN A TRIP around the country interacting with people from all spheres of life I made certain observations. I travelled through the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natai and Limpopo so I could understand the views of people on black economic empowerment (BEE). Most small businesses and people in • the corporate world have felt the pressure of BEE falling through the procurement element, which enables them to have a basic understanding of BEE. The reality is that, whether yo ....read more
 

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Useful links for women in business Listed below are all the contacts you need for research, stat isti Cs, background as well as the portals to start your very own firm. READING MATERIAL The Centre for Conflict Resolution: Women and Peace Building in Africa.’ http://wwwccruct.ac.za/ ti/eadmin/temp/ate/ccr/pdf/l/oL_9-WPA_ReporL FinaL Web-smal/.pdf, 27 and 28 October 2005 The Office on the Status of Women: ‘South Africab National Policy Framework tor Women Empowerment and Gender Equality....read more

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National Empowerment Fund jjhe NEF wishes to congratulate Top Women in Business & Government for consistently showcasing the talented business women of South Africa. The goals and intentions of this publications directly relates to our priorities of empowering South African women from all walks of life who endeavour to become top business women by contributing to the country economy. Addressing the barriers As a catalyst for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment the National Empowerment Fund....read more

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CORPORATE ADVERTORIAL NATIONM EMPOWERMENT I FUND The fighting spirit of women NEF speaks of its aims to bring women into the mainstream in business TODAY, AS GUARDIANS OF AN HISTORIC AND NOBLE CAUSE, THE NEF JOINS THE NATION IN APPLAUDING THE MANY WOMEN WHO CONTINUE TO PUSH THE BARRIERS IN THEIR RESOLVE TO JOIN THE ECONOMIC MAINSTREAM. As our nation marks Women’s Month to celebrate the dignity, the grace and epic heroism of women in our society, the National Empowerment Fund ....read more

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CORPORATE PROFILE www nelcorp CO:zav ‘ NAT1ONA EMPOWERMENT FUND In 1992, Philisiwe came back to South Africa and joined the supervision arm of the South African Reserve Bank. The following year she joined the treasury division of Standard Corp and Merchant Bank (SCMB) as a dealer, trading the Financial Rand. The scrapping of the Fin Rand moved her to another post, where she became the first black female South African to become a corporate dealer at SCMB. In 2002 she was appointed as chief dir....read more

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SA playing catch-up in entrepreneurial stakes DAVID MWANAMBUYU INVESTIGATES HOW SUCCESSFUL WOMEN- OWNED BUSINESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA ARE AND THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY LACK. HIS FINDINGS AS PRE-EMPTED WERE QUITE SHOCKING. NOW EXPOSED, HE ESPOUSES HOW BEST TO OVERCOME IT. The state of entrepreneurship in South Africa is not a healthy one. In spite of this being the official version, it comes as a surprise for a country with high levels of unemployment, in which there is an urgent need for....read more

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Topic: Interview with Frencel Grillion from NEF about online business plan...read more

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Summit TV speaks to Frencel Gillion from the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) about the online tools they’re offering to help small business entrepreneurs with their planning and financial control ....read more

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When MTN shares were made available to the public through the Asonge black economic empowerment (BEE) scheme in 2007, they were oversubscribed by just 13%. A year later, Sasol's Inzalo scheme and Vodacom's YeboYethu offer were each three times oversubscribed....read more

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When MTN shares were made available to the public through the Asonge black economic empowerment (BEE) scheme in 2007, they were oversubscribed by just 13%. A year later, Sasol's Inzalo scheme and Vodacom's YeboYethu offer were each three times oversubscribed....read more

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Leading empowerment agency, the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has announced the conclusion of a ZAR41.9-million investment deal to finance a 100% buy-out of Colliery Dust Control (Pty) Ltd (CDC)...read more

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