SA needs a full-scale entrepreneurial revolution

In order for entrepreneurship to take off in South Africa there is a need for reform in a number of areas. The profile of entrepreneurship needs to be raised as early as possible and this can be done by offering it as a school subject. Legislation and funding also need to be more entrepreneurship friendly.

A pins reindustrialisation hopes on new procurement rules, but constraints persist

Government believes that, as a result of its immense procure- ment power, it will arrest and reverse industrial decline with, and in support of, the private sector.

Striving For Job Creation and Food Sustainability

Stadium in Durban
The eThekwini Municipality has made great strides in creating jobs and ensuring food security, through many projects that are currently on the go. The Infrastructure Management and Socio-Economic Development Department has an Agro-Ecology programme which was established in May 2009 with the aim to promote appropriate and sustainable approaches to the way in which agriculture is planned and implemented.

Invitation to attend feedback workshops on development of Mossel Bay’s LED & Tourism Strategy

Mossel Bay Tourism
The contractors who’ve been facilitating a study into Mossel Bay’s economy wrapped up a series of sector-specific workshops this week, and will present their findings at a feed-back session and Way Forward Workshop that will take place Thursday, 9 February.

Learning from the eThekwini Municipality and Leeds City Council Partnership

CLGF GPS
As part of the Good Practice Scheme Project phase two, eThekwini Municipality in partnership with Leeds City Council developed and implemented a project that resulted in the establishment of a Procurement Centre of Excellence modeled around one that was operating in Leeds.