PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday that government has sought to establish an enabling environment to support women entrepreneurs, which informs government’s determination to direct at least 40% of public procurement to women-owned businesses.
Speaking during the second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in Midrand, Ramaphosa said government had been working to ensure that South Africa’s efforts to turn the tide against gender-based violence (GBV) were aligned with global efforts.
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He highlighted that late last year, South Africa ratified the International Labour Organisation’s Convention number 190, aimed at eliminating violence and harassment in the workplace.
A key aspect of South Africa’s National Strategic Plan was the economic empowerment of women, he said.
“We have trained more than 6 000 women to prepare them to take up procurement opportunities. Through the Women’s Economic Assembly, we have seen industry associations and
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