Nineteen women-owned businesses in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro on Thursday graduated from a R250 000 intensive nine-month women enterprise development programme run by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) in partnership with the Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative (UDDI). The graduation ceremony officiated by the MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism the Honourable Sakhumzi Somyo was held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Science and Technology Centre in … [Read more...] about 19 Nelson Mandela Bay women-owned businesses graduate
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Provincial Budget Speech Commentary from the CDC
Following from the Minister of Finance budget speech on the 24th of February 2016, the CDC expected MEC Sakhumzi Somyo to walk a tight rope in tabling his budget speech given the austerity measures to reduce government expenditure. "The provincial government plays an important role in stimulating the EC local economy, especially through the budget expenditure. This year's provincial budget, delivered by the MEC Somyo on 4 March 2016, highlighted a number of important strategic deliverables … [Read more...] about Provincial Budget Speech Commentary from the CDC
