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Microfinance in South Africa: Country Profile

Loans: 1.6 billion (USD, 2010)

Active borrowers: 78,521 (2010)

Deposits
Total value of all deposit accounts
Deposits: 1.0 billion (USD, 2010)

Depositors: 0 (2010)

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MFIs (14)

Name	Date	Diamonds	Gross Loan Portfolio Gross Loan Portfolio Gross Loan Portfolio	Number of active borrowers Number of active borrowers Number of borrowers with loans outstanding
ARTPAC	2003	4	470,980	115
Beehive EDC	2002	5	514,884	5,892
Capitec Bank	2010	5	1,568,418,391	—
Ekukhanyeni	2002	3	26,491	600
Kuyasa	2006	4	1,398,266	1,372
Marang	2008	3	3,123,660	24,522
Nations Trust	2003	3	319,143	147
Opportunity Finance	2010	4	5,708,781	4,176
Protea FSG	2003	1	9,661,255	8,450
SEF-ZAF	2010	5	18,005,182	74,345
Siyakhula	2003	4	151,578	946
TEBA	2004	5	41,169,974	—
Tiisha	2003	4	68,506	740
Tlholo	2002	4	46,875	244

Funders

Funders (4)

Name	Website	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
Hivos-Triodos Fund	www.triodos.com/...	1	SEF-ZAF
Oikocredit	www.oikocredit.org	2	Kuyasa SEF-ZAF
Triodos Fair Share Fund	www.triodos.com/...	1	SEF-ZAF
Triodos-Doen Foundation	www.triodos.com/...	1	SEF-ZAF

Networks

Networks (6)

Name	Website	Headquarter Country	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
AMT	www.amt-forum.org	Luxembourg	1	Beehive EDC
CMN	www.cmfnet.org.za	South Africa	2	Beehive EDC SEF-ZAF
INAFI	www.inafiinternational.org	Senegal	2	Marang SEF-ZAF
MEA	www.mea.org.za	South Africa	9	ARTPAC Beehive EDC Ekukhanyeni Nations Trust Protea FSG SEF-ZAF Siyakhula Tiisha Tlholo
MFN	www.mfnetwork.org	United States	1	TEBA
Opportunity International	www.opportunity.org	United States	1	Opportunity Finance

Service Providers

Service Providers (2)

Name	Website	Institution Type	# of Related MFIs	Related MFIs
Fern Software	www.fernsoftware.com	Technology Provider	1	Kuyasa
MicroRate	www.microrate.com	Rater	2	Beehive EDC TEBA

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