Back in 2018 when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) signed an agreement to support the coordination and strengthening of individual and institutional capacity to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), little did they realise how important this would become during the pandemic.
As the pandemic hit businesses in 2020, through a further link with the Japanese Government for funding, the UNDP and SALGA were able to identify businesses in need and reach out to ensure they survived the economic disruption that came with the lockdown.
The programme ran from November 2020 to March 2021 and assisted 1 108 businesses. The R8 million relief fund assisted businesses in all nine provinces across sectors including fresh produce, automotive and manufacturing.
Double life sentence for KZN man who killed his fiancé and her mother
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Man gets life terms for killing his fiancée and her mother
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