#FirstThingsFirst: R36 billion spent on small business loans in the last decade yet unemployment rose by 8%.

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The Siz The World team weighs in on what to make of news of the Department of Small Business spending R36 billion on small business loans in the last decade but has done little to spark widespread employment this whilst unemployment rose by 8%.

Throw Forward: What to make of news of R36 billion spent on small business loans in the last decade as unemployment rises by 8%. Is it fair to look to Small businesses and expect them to create jobs?
29 Oct 2025 12AM English South Africa Entertainment News

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