Minister of small business development Stella Tembisa Ndabeni is leading a delegation of dignitaries for two engagements that aim to support entrepreneurship in the Free State.
Ndabeni will deliver the keynote address at the Lejweleputswa district Economic Transformation Strategic Interface and Right to Trade Dialogue, in Bloemfontein.
Part 1 of the Free State engagements will see the minister convening the economic transformation strategic interface, which will provide a platform for MSMEs for engagement with government. This will further include the handover of essential tools and machinery to 165 informal traders as part of the departments Informal Micro Enterprises Development Programme IMEDP.