Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, MP, will host the Craft Imbizo on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, in King Williams Town, Eastern Cape.
The craft sector has long being acknowledged as one of the strategic sectors for socio-economic development and job creation in the country. Despite this, many challenges still beset this sector. These challenges ranges from access to information, access to viable markets, access to reasonably priced raw materials for craft production as well as access to funding and finance.
It is for this reason that the Deputy Minister decided to embark on craft Imbizo in all nine provinces from April to June 2015 with the aim of providing a platform for crafters to engage on the challenges, share ideas on craft sectors’ development and how craft sector can be better serviced moving forward.
The Deputy Minister launched the Craft Imbizo last week in Barberton, Mpumalanga.
Media are invited to attend the Craft Imbizo as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Time: 13h00
Venue: Steve Biko Foundation in Ginsberg (King Williams Town).
RSVP:
Mthuthuzeli Nqumba
Cell: 082 934 2314
Email: mthuthuzelin@dac.gov.za
Andile Nduna
Cell: 071 411 4820
Email: andile.nduna@gmail.com or andile.nduna@ecsrac.gov.za
Enquiries:
Peter Mbelengwa
Email: 082 611 8197
Email: petermb@dac.gov.za
