Below is a list of the investment opportunities developed by the NEF’s Strategic Projects Fund, selected from a pipeline of 27 projects.
Total fund portfolio stands at approximately ZAR30 billion at financial close (US$4 billion or €2.91 billion). Some of these projects have already partnered with international investors. We urge more international investors to come forward as partners and beneficiaries in South Africa’s resolve to become a winning nation.
Project 1: House of David Tlale
Sector: Manufacturing – Textiles ZAR125 million (USD9.5 million or €7.9 million) Project Summary The project…
Project 2: Mendi Rail
Sector: Manufacturing ZAR150 million (USD11.39 million or €9.5 million) Project Summary Mendi Rail’s vision is…
Project 3: Gemilatex
Sector: Manufacturing ZAR million (USD million or € million) Project Summary Gemilatex aims to investigate…
Project 4: Kenako Medical
Sector: Healthcare & Manufacturing ZAR262 million (USD19.8 million or €16.5 million) Project Summary Kenako intends…
Project 5: Nyamane Agro Foods Holdings
Sector: Agriculture ZAR250 million (€15.8 million or USD18.9 million) Project Summary The NEF has entered…
Project 7: Busamed (Pty) Ltd
Sector: Infrastructure (Healthcare) ZAR3.7 billion (USD279 million or €230 million) Project Summary Three main hospital…
Project 8: Salamax 1660 (Pty) Ltd
Sector: Renewable Energy – Biofuels ZAR1.3 billion (USD10 million or €80 million] Project Summary Salamax…
Project 10: Rare Metal Industries
Sector: Mineral Beneficiation Projects ZAR13 billion (USD980 million or €820 million) Project Summary The project…
Project 11: Manhize Coking Coal
Sector: Mineral Beneficiation ZAR1.8 billion (USD144 million or €140 million) Project Summary The project aims…
Project 12: Nkomazi Cotton Development Project
Sector: Textile Manufacturing ZAR160 million (€€10.1 million or USD12.1 million) Project Summary The NEF has…
Project 13: Cape Point Film Studios
Sector: Infrastructure & Manufacturing ZAR581 million (USD43 million or €36.7 million) Project Summary Cape Point…
Project 14: Graskop Gorge Lift Company
Sector: Tourism Infrastructure ZAR101.81 million (USD7.6 million or €6.4 million) Project Summary The objective of…
Project 15: Mabele Fuels
Sector: Manufacturing R2.5 billion (USD189 million or €160 million) Project Summary The project intends to…
Project 16: Berlin Beef
Sector: Agro-processing Seeking export opportunities Project Summary Berlin Beef is the first black-owned feedlot in…
Project 17: Global Wheel
Sector: Manufacturing Seeking export opportunities Project Summary Global Wheel is the largest majority black-owned and…
Project 18: Unique Engineering
Sector: Manufacturing Seeking export opportunities Project Summary Unique Engineering was established in 1971. Unique Engineering…
Project 19: Smith Capital
Sector: Engineering Seeking export opportunities Project Summary The National Empowerment Fund invested in Isipho Capital…
