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In this wide-ranging piece written exclusively for City Press, President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a number of issues which the country is faced with, particularly his drive against corruption.
Minister Stella must go! Last week the Portfolio of Small Business Development Committee had its 12th straight meeting without the attendance of the Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.
• Building economic resilience
The Minister of Economic Opportunities and Finance, David Maynier, said: work done by our Red Tape Reduction Unit is an excellent example of how we are working hard to improve the ease of doing business and create an enabling environment for businesses to grow and create jobs in the Western Cape. Since its launch in 2011, our Red Tape Reduction Unit has helped thousands of businesses tackle the obsolete or unnecessary bureaucracy that restricts their growth. In this financial year alone, they have dealt with over 1 270 cases and have maintained an overall resolution rate of 80%.
Minister Maynier added: Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have worked hard to help businesses in the Western Cape to open safely, and most recently the Department of Economic Development and Tourism have secured the services of an occupational health & safety (OHS) agency to assist businesses at no cost.”
Red Tape Reduction Unit saves project, jobs De Beers Marine approached the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) in early July last year to assist with approval for the Gariep mining vessel to be sent to the Port of Cape Town dry dock for 112 days of maintenance and refitting. Source Monday, 01 March 2021, 13:55 Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities visited the site at the Port of Cape Town where the Gariep mining vessel of De Beers Marine had undergone major maintenance.
WESTERN CAPE NEWS - Interventions by the Western Cape Government s Red Tape Reduction Unit assisted a major maintenance project for the Gariep mining vessel of De Beers Marine.