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How the JSE Is Rewiring SME Access to Capital | Cleola Kunene | Social Impact Show

In this episode of The Social Impact Show with Samm Marshall, we’re joined by Cleola Kunene, Head of SME Development & Customer Experience at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), for an in-depth conversation on how the JSE is actively changing that reality. Cleola unpacks the SME Rise Programme and the Capital Matching Roadshow, an outcomes-driven initiative designed to connect investment-ready SMEs with funders who can unlock their next stage of scale. With the Roadshow now reaching Gauteng and Limpopo, the conversation explores how geography, sector focus, and capital readiness shape opportunity across South Africa. We discuss: • Why access to capital remains structurally difficult for SMEs • How Capital Matching works — and why it’s different from traditional funding models • What over 1,000 SME applications reveal about South Africa’s future economy • The role of government, DFIs, and private capital in closing the “missing middle” • What real success looks like for SME funding at national scale