(a)(i) A total of 14 580 applications were received over the past five financial years by the dtic Incentive Branch (IB) (2 008), the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) (3 309) and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) (9 263).
(aa) Applications/Approvals were received from all nine provinces, as shown in the table below:
|
Province |
IB Applicants |
[1]IDC Approvals |
NEF applicants |
Total applicants |
|
Eastern Cape |
167 |
65 |
580 |
812 |
|
Free State |
25 |
14 |
547 |
586 |
|
Gauteng |
840 |
236 |
4043 |
5119 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
265 |
165 |
1238 |
1668 |
|
Limpopo |
65 |
41 |
604 |
710 |
|
Mpumalanga |
34 |
26 |
584 |
644 |
|
North West |
37 |
40 |
534 |
611 |
|
Northern Cape |
9 |
38 |
393 |
440 |
|
Western Cape |
566 |
81 |
740 |
1387 |
(bb) Sectors Applications were received
|
The dtic Incentives Branch |
NEF |
IDC |
|
agriculture and agro-processing |
Wholesale and retail trade, and |
Small Business Finance and Regions |
|
film, television and creative industries |
manufacturing |
Mining and Metals |
|
Construction |
Financial, intermediate insurance, real estate and business service |
Chemicals, Medical and Industrials Minerals |
|
clothing, leather, textile and footwear |
personal household goods |
Agriculture and Agro-Processing |
|
Automotive |
hotels and restaurants |
Textile and Wood Products |
|
chemicals and pharmaceuticals |
repairs of vehicles |
Tourism and Services |
|
community, social and personal services |
Machinery Equipment and Electronics |
|
|
Energy |
||
|
Infrastructure |
(a) (ii) Over the past five years, the IB, IDC and NEF disbursed funds to approximately 4 728 beneficiaries (IB:930; IDC:3 308 and NEF:490).
(a) (iii) Over the past five years, approximately R90 billion was disbursed to beneficiaries
by the IB (R27.8 billion), IDC (R58.8 billion) and the NEF (R3.3 billion).
b) the dtic has signed Memoranda of Agreements with the relevant recipients with a confidentiality clause therein inserted wherein the affected recipients have to be informed of any legal processes that may result in the disclosure of confidential information to enable the recipients the opportunity to waive the applicability of the said clause or enforce same. The NEF and the IDC beneficiaries’ information are published and accessible on their websites.
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Provincial information for IDC provided on approved applications and not received applications hence the total is 11,977. ↑