The impact of the South African government's SMME programmes: a ten-year review (1994–2003)

Figures & data

Table 1. Provincial profile of SMMEs

	Ntsika	Stats SA
Gauteng	414 166	616 000
KwaZulu-Natal	198 749	580 000
Western Cape	144 594	111 000
Eastern Cape	94 523	209 000
North West	56 117	175 000
Mpumalanga	53 636	181 000
Limpopo	49 986	265 000
Free State	49 835	129 000
Noethern Cape	18 791	17 000

Sources: Ntsika (2001, 2002) and Lehohla (2002a, 2002b).

Table 2. Ntsika: direct project funding

Direct programme funding	R million	R million
Operational divisions:	2001	2002
Policy, research and information	1,9	2,2
Institutional support	13,6	8,3
Market access and business linkages	8,4	13,9
Technology	1,6	0,4
Targeted assistance	3,0	–
Support divisions	3,0	2,8
Total direct programme funding	31,5	27,6

Source: Ntsika (2003a:14).

Figure 1: Spatial distribution of LBSCs, 2002

Figure 2. Spatial distribution of RFIs, 2002

Figure 3. The NAMAC network of operations, 2003

Table 3. Impact and outreach of Khula's programmes, 1996 to 31 March 2002

Category	RFIs	Credit guarantees	Equity funds	MCOs	LREF	Thuso mentorship
Males	33%	68%	100%	13%	53%	79%
Females	67%	32%	0%	87%	47%	21%
Black	95%	58%	100%	100%	100%	91%
White	5%	42%	0%	0%	0%	9%
Urban	70%	85%	100%	5%	0%	84%
Rural	30%	15%	0%	95%	100%	16%
Total facilities approved or committed	R472,2 mil	R359,1 mil	R3,0 mil	R18,2 mil	R36,9 mil	R32,6 mil
Total gross number of clients financed by intermediaries	104 431	4 496	3	19 492	14	166

Source: Monkman (2003:7).

Table 4. Khula business loans: bad debt write-offs, 1999/2000 to 2001/2

Budget 1999/2000	Actual 1999/2000	Budget 2000/1	Actual 2000/1	Budget 2000/2	Actual 2001/2
R5,8 million	R28,1 million	R31,6 million	R11,6 million	R6,6 million	R0 million

Source: Monkman (2003:6).

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