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Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA)

Public Entity · Economic Infrastructure and Development · reports to Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)

The Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency provides business support and finance to small, medium and micro enterprises and to cooperatives.

It was formed by merging the Small Enterprise Development Agency, which provided non-financial business development support, with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency, which provided direct and wholesale lending. The merger, given effect by the National Small Enterprise Amendment Act of 2024, brought advisory services and finance into a single institution so that small businesses could access both through one door.

Its services include business planning and mentorship, market access, incubation and technology support, and debt and equity finance provided directly or through intermediaries. It reports to the Department of Small Business Development.

Audit record, 1 years

2024/25
Financially Unqualified 0 of 1 audited years clean

Financial highlights, 2024/25

Total Revenue
R1.5bn
Total Expenditure
−R1.0bn
Total Assets
R9.0bn
Total Liabilities
R5.9bn

Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.

Leadership, 23 listed

Chairperson
Mr Patrick Makape
Deputy Chairperson
Ms Nomsa Faith Kana
Board Members
Mr Tembinkosi Bonakele Mr Waseem Carrim Ms Xoliswa Daku Ms Nontobeko Lubisi Ms Keabetswe Mogorosi Ms Cingashe Motale Mr Sinovuyo Mpakama Ms Dorah Ntsika Mr Lyanda Ntuane Mrs Vuyiswa Nzimande-Molwantoa Ms Nolitha Pietersen Mr Avuyile Xabadiya
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Nkosikhona Mbatha
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Molatlhegi Kgauwe
Chief Operations Officer
Ms Nozuko Hlefana
Senior Management
Mr Lamlani Dube Mr Desmond Golding Mr Richard Manzini Mrs Nthabeleng Mokitimi-Dlamini Ms Veronica Motloutsi Mr Sipho Ngcai

Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.sedfa.org.za, www.gov.za