Kgodiso Project’s objective is to empower up to 50 potentially scalable businesses across all five of the beneficiary communities.

The timeline for the project is to launch in October 2022 and to run for the next 12-36 months.

Businesses applying for the Kgodiso Project will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• The business must be primarily operating in one of the beneficiary Municipalities namely,
  • Gamagara Municipality
  • Ga-Segonyana Municipality
  • Joe Morolong Municipality
  • Tsantsabane Municipality
  • Thabazimbi Municipality
• The entity must be a registered business with CIPC documentation and valid tax clearance certificates.
• Both operational and start-up businesses will be considered.
• The entity must agree to enter a business management training programme or related programmes as per recommendations from SIOC-CDT’s assessment panel.
• Must be at least 51% black owned by South African citizens;
• The applicant must be a full-time employee of the business;
• The entrepreneur must demonstrate how the support will lead to its growth in a sustainable manner;
• The business must demonstrate how the programme will enable it to trade outside of mining industry;
• New permanent jobs should be created.