While government has undertaken to help small and medium-sized firms there is a lack of clarity on qualifying criteriaA woman walks by a food stall at an open air market in Kliptown, Soweto on March 24 2020. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/AFP/MARCO LONGARI
On a particularly bad day last week she made R60, a fraction of what she needs to cover her overheads, including the salary she pays to one employee. SA, with unemployment at record highs of nearly 30%, cannot afford to have these firms close, and never reopen after the lockdown. Before the announcement, speculation swirled that this support would be available only to 51% black-owned firms. ButNtshavheni told the media that “we are supporting all small business in SA across the demographic spread of our population”. The speculation on ownership was “fake news”, she said.
He said fear was fuelled by a leaked document from the department outlining the support measures, which indicated that 51% black ownership would be a requirement for support Steenhuisen also said comments by Ntshavheni that “demographic representivity” would be considered equated to imposing BEE requirements of funding applicants. He asked Ramaphosa to apply means-based criteria for relief assistance, starting by assisting “the most distressed businesses and work our way up the chain from there”.
The long term impact on the real economy is very scary. This has never happened. This economy is not ready for the shutdown, but we here.
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