The DA objects to post-riot relief based on race
22 July 2022
The DA notes that relief funds for businesses affected by the July riots that took place in Kwazulu-Natal last year have been distributed according to race-based criteria.
The National Empowerment Fund, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTIC) has approved over R1 billion for the recovery of affected SMMEs.
Of this, R650 million came from the Department of Trade Industry and Competition (DTIC) and R273 million came from the Solidarity Fund. See their statement here.
The NEF has stated that one of the requirements for firms to receive this funding was that they needed to be owned and managed by black entrepreneurs.