Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Dikobe Ben Martins together with Limpopo MEC of Economic Development Seaparo C Sekoati will host a Business Engagement Dinner for women in business to discuss business opportunities within the State Owned Companies (SOC) in the DPE portfolio. The business dinner will take place at Meropa Casino in Polokwane; Limpopo on Friday 11th August 2017.
The SOC namely Transnet, Eskom, Denel, South African Express and SAFCOL will make presentations of business opportunities and areas where women may seek to become key suppliers of products and services in the SOC.
The dinner is part of the women’s month commemoration to present and showcase SOC procurement processes and other identified opportunities with the specific focus on Women in Business.
The Engagement is the Department’s Provincial Engagement platform, which aims to raise awareness of SOC supply-chain requirements to women and other special groups and to raise any challenges, constraints and ideas to improve the programme supporting SMMEs and Cooperatives by SOC.
The media is invited as follows:
Venue: Meropa Casino at 59 Prov Roodepoort St, Ivypark X14, Polokwane, Limpopo Province
Date: 11 August 2017
Time: 15h00-18h00
To confirm attendance kindly RSVP to Monica Kokela on 079 402 6025 or Monica.Kokela@dpe.gov.za
For media enquiries contact:
Richard Mantu
Cell: 072 488 1520
E-mail: richard.mantu@dpe.gov.za
