There is only one solution to South Africa’s devastating, society-breaking unemployment figures: more jobs.
Those jobs will have to come from entrepreneurs, and small- and medium-sized enterprises.
The Waterfront has long been committed to enterprise development. The most recent Economic Impact Report (2024) showed a real growth of 8.5% over the previous year in development enterprise, with turnover growing in 14 years (2010 – 2024) from R48 million to R438 million.
With about half our 800 tenants being small businesses, our approach to enterprise development is responsive to emerging needs, both in our supply chain and across our precinct. Our support is built on the foundation of relationships and partnerships, and has market access at its heart. We also have programmes in place to support the most vulnerable and grassroots entrepreneurs.
