CHARLES MOLELE
GAUTENG Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced a raft of initiatives aimed at accelerating economic recovery and reconstruction in the province, saying that the opportunity for economic growth lies mainly in turning around the township economy.
The premier says that as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the informal township economy will play a key role in tackling the unemployment crisis in Gauteng.
Lesufi was delivering the State of the Province Address at the Johannesburg City Hall, in the Central Business District (CBD).
“We are of the strong view that our townships are our new gold. With new malls and
filling stations rapidly going up in our townships, we must ensure these investments
benefit our people,” said Lesufi.
“This house unanimously adopted the Township Economic Development Act, a blueprint on how we will support township businesses and fund them. We want this act, the Township Economic Development Act to migrate from paper to
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