The Department of Small Business Development’s programme to uplift small businesses in the Free State continues. Following the highly successful handover of business material and equipment to informal traders in Mafube Local Municipality yesterday by Deputy Minister Dipuo Peters, the programme proceeds to Kopanong Local Municipality tomorrow morning.
Over 230 informal traders from different municipalities in the Free State will benefit from the department’s Informal and Micro Enterprises Development Programme (IMEDP) this week which mainly targets businesses owned by women, youth and people with disabilities especially those in townships and rural areas.
In addition, Deputy Minister will also officially open the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility (SEIF) project in Mangaung on Wednesday, 6 December 2023. SEIF enables black-owned small businesses to be integrated into the mainstream economy. The programme helps to unlock public sector investment by providing infrastructure that is critical and necessary to crowd-in investment mostly in townships, rural areas and inner city.
Kopanong Local Municipality, Xhariep District Municipality (04 December 2023)
Deputy Minister Dipuo Peters will hand over business equipment to more than 100 beneficiaries operating in the Xhariep District Municipality:
Date: Monday, 4 December 2023
Time: 10:00 – 13:00
Venue: Trompsburg Taxi Rank (near Nzula Hospital), Kopanong Local Municipality, Free State Province
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (06 December 2023)
Deputy Minister Dipuo Peters will officially launch the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility (SEIF) project and also hand over business equipment to over 70 beneficiaries who are operating around Mangaung.
Date: Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Time: 10:00 – 13:00
Venue: Leslie Monnyane Hall, Cnr George Lubbe & Moshoeshoe str, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Bloemfontein, Free State Province
The Deputy Minister’s programme is part of the build-up programme to the Presidential Imbizo which will take place on the 7th of December 2023 in Lejweleputswa District, Free State.
Enquiries:
Cornelius Monama
Spokesperson: Ministry of Small Business Development
Tel: 082 578 4063
Email: cmonama@dsbd.gov.za / cmonama@gmail.com
