NEF injects R35m funding into cement producing firm, BUSINESS REPORT (Cape Times)
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The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has advanced R35 million to two black entrepreneurs to buy a further 251 percent stake in a cement producing company. The funding will enable Jabulani Cekwana and Siphindile Ngiba to increase their shareholding in Value Cement to 73.79 percent. The investment will also facilitate a 43 percent female participation and a 57 percent direct and operational involvement by black management.