Township businesses could be sidelined from government relief funds iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
National Treasury and the Department of Small Business Development are jointly convening a Metro Township Economic Development (TED) Symposium on the 18th and 19th August 2021. The Symposium aims to galvanize the public and private sector, civil society actors and donors to support metro-driven evidence-based initiatives to revitalize township and well-located industrial spaces.
A youth activist has penned an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for competent and experienced civil society members to be included in the Cabinet. Keagen Gertse, who is part of ACTIVATE! Change Drivers’ youth network, urges Government to consider the needs of all citizens, as opposed to the political needs of a few. Gertse quotes President Ramaphosa’s words in 1995 to the Constitutional Assembly: “We must draft a constitution that will fully be legitimate, a constitution that will represent the aspirations of our people.” Gertse does not believe the current Government truly acknowledges the needs of the people.
The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP) 2021 for South Africans opportunitiesforafricans.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opportunitiesforafricans.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.