Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu and Premier of Mpumalanga, Mr David Mabuza and the leadership of the cooperatives movement will host International Cooperatives Day on 1 and 2 July 2016 in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. The event will also be attended by Ministers responsible for cooperatives development from neighbouring countries.
Cooperatives from across the entire country and those aspiring to establish their own co-operatives will participate and share ideas on how the sector can be grown as a force of economic and social inclusion.
Government and its partners will use the two days to obtain feedback from its stakeholders on challenges confronting co-operatives in the country and to identify opportunities that can be seized to promote the development and sustainability of cooperatives.
Members of the media are invited to this event which will be held as follows:
Date: Friday, 1 July 2016 and Saturday, 2 July 2016
Time: 9h00
Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Mpumalanga
The International Day of Co-operatives is an annual celebration of the co-operative movement observed on the first Saturday of July since 1923 by the International Co-operative Alliance. This year’s celebration is held under the theme: Co-operatives: The power to act for a sustainable future.
Government sees cooperatives as vehicles for economic development, democratic economic participation and redistribution of wealth.
Enquiries:
Cornelius Monama
Cell: 060 960 3158
E-mail: CMonama@dsbd.gov.za
Mohau Ramodibe
Cell: 082 771 9950
E-mail: mohauram@mpg.gov.za
RSVP:
Clement Moaga
Cell: 071 223 9957
E-mail: CMoaga@dsbd.gov.za
Thomas Msiza
Cell: 071 500 0137
E-mail: TMsiza@mpg.gov.za
