The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies will visit Western Cape based Prestige Clothing Factory which is the manufacturing arm of Foschini and Damien Shipyards Group as part of Taking the dti (Department of Trade and Industry) to the Factories campaign.
Members of the media are invited to cover the visits:
Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Time: 9h00
Company: Prestige Clothing Factory (The Fashion Group), 555 Voortrekker Rd, Maitland
Time: 11h00
Company: Damen Shipyards Group, Corner Duncan and Eastern Mole Roads, Duncan Rd, Foreshore, Cape Town.
The purpose of the Taking the dti to the Factories campaign is to offer the political leadership of the department an opportunity to visit companies which have received funding from the dti in order to assess the impact of the financial support, as well those that have shown potential for growth and necessity to acquire funds from the department.
It also serves as a platform for sharing of information and ideas on the contribution of beneficiaries of incentives offered by the dti on the department’s objectives, including the creation of employment, industrialisation, economic growth, and the creation of black industrialists.
RSVPs should be directed to Mamosa Dikeledi via email: MDikeledi@thedti.gov.za or telephone on 076 023 4170.
Enquiries:
Sidwell Medupe
Departmental Spokesperson
Tel: 012 394 1650
Cell: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
Twitter: @the_dti
