{"id":45949,"date":"2026-03-19T13:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/?p=45949"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:51:33","slug":"gauteng-launches-fund-to-drive-the-provinces-re-industrialisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/featured\/gauteng-launches-fund-to-drive-the-provinces-re-industrialisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng launches fund to drive the province’s re-industrialisation"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>he Gauteng Enterprise Propeller GEP), an agency of the Gauteng Department of Economic Development, has launched a product to amplify the province’s re-industrialisation efforts. This is in line with the Gauteng Economic Development Plan priority to re-industrialise the city region<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The GEP Manufacturing Support<\/strong> is a finance product aimed at supporting Gauteng-based SMMEs in manufacturing and its subsectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The product is a targeted financial support instrument aimed at bolstering the productive capacity of Gauteng-based SMMEs operating within the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing is a high-value, high-growth sector with great potential to drive industrialisation and promote sustainable economic growth that stimulates job creation .<\/p>\n

As a precursor to the Gauteng Investment Conference (GIC) 2026<\/a>, the GEP Manufacturing Support is positioned as a strategic pipeline mechanism to support SMMEs in scaling up and enhancing their competitiveness.<\/p>\n

It is central to the core principles of the GIC 2026, which promote large-scale investment commitments from private and multinational investors into manufacturing projects for Gauteng. This accelerates economic growth and recognises Gauteng as a critical manufacturing hub for South Africa and the African continent.<\/p>\n

The Manufacturing Support is a term loan facility of up to R5-million, specifically designed to support enterprises that are at least fifty-one percent (51%) black owned.<\/p>\n\n\n

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