SA Public Funding FY 2024/25
FY 2024/25

Provincial Breakdown

NEF disbursements, jobs, and cost-per-job across all 9 South African provinces (2024/25)

Source (unaltered): National Empowerment Fund — Parliamentary Question 705 (PQ705), Mr RWC Chance (DA) — https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/PQ-705.pdf
Disbursed by province (R millions)
Jobs by province
Cost per job created (R) — lower is more efficient
Northern Cape's cost-per-job of R1,967,485 is an outlier — driven by the single R534M Khatu Industrial & Chemical deal supporting just 26 jobs. Free State is the most efficient at R58,075 per job.
Full provincial data table — NEF
Province Deals Total disbursed Total loans Total grants Jobs Avg / deal Cost / job % of total Women-owned
Geographic concentration: Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal together represent 56% of total NEF disbursements (R2.01B) and 71% of all jobs supported (22,578). The remaining 7 provinces share 44% of funding and 29% of jobs.