Economic Development Department Deputy Minister's outreach on economic opportunities
Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize and Eastern Cape MEC for Economic Development, Mcebisi Jonas will on Monday, 24 March 2014 attend the Border Industry and the Non-Auto Industry round table discussion on the manufacturing industry in the Border region in the Eastern Cape province. The theme of the Roundtable is, “Community Outreach on Economic Opportunities”.
Deputy Minister Mkhize and MEC Jonas will also visit the Dimbaza Estate as well companies within the Wilsonia industrial area in East London. The purpose of the visit is to assess progress made in supporting small and medium enterprises in the area, but also to take note of some of the concerns toward strengthening existing interventions where appropriate.
Media are invited and the details are as follows:
Media programme
08h45: visit to Dimbaza
11h00: visit to East London, Wilsonia
15h00: Roundtable Discussion
Venue: 1445 at the Floorworx training centre, 1 Bert Kipling Street Wilsonia
RSVP: Yolisa Blom on 072 130 9893
Enquiries:
Zwelibanzi Majola
Cell: 082 0411 992
