The Department of Trade and Industry, (the dti) together with City of Tshwane Local Municipality will host an outreach campaign at Suurman Community Hall, near Hammanskraal, Gauteng on Wednesday, 6 November 2013 from 10h00. The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Elizabeth Thabethe will deliver a key note address.
The outreach event seeks to strengthen government’s commitment to empowering peri-urban communities to accelerate job creation and sustainable economic development in the country. The outreach also aims to create awareness about support products and services offered by the dti and its agencies to businesses.
The agencies include Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda), National Empowerment Fund (NEF), National Credit Regulator (NCR), Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), and the Industrial Development Incentive Administration (IDIA) division within the dti.
The outreach confirms and advances government’s commitment to working together with communities, and provincial and local spheres of government to better the lives of all South Africans.
Enquiries:
Sidwell Medupe, Departmental Spokesperson
Tel: 012 394 1650
Cell: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
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