Mpumalanga Premier to hand over a government-funded state of the art water bottling plant to a co-operative In Donkerhoek
19 March 2014
Donkerhoek – Mpumalanga
Premier, Mr David Mabuza, accompanied by Economic Development, Environment
and Tourism MEC, Mrs. Pinky Phosa, will officially launch and hand-over the
Donkerhoek Water Bottling Plant in the Mkhondo Local Municipality to a
co-operative this week, as an economic intervention, community upliftment
and to celebrate Human Rights Day. The initiative is aimed at encouraging
community members to form co-operatives which have been identified by
government as a crucial vehicle towards job creation and to propel economic
growth.
The plant was constructed by the Department of
Economic Development, Environment and Tourism as a contribution to the
Provincial Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) in order to
contribute to job creation and poverty alleviation in the municipality.
Machinery and equipment for the plant has been funded by the National
Development Agency. The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
has committed to provide a six months mentorship programme, which includes
both technical and business management, to the members of the Donkerhoek
Water Bottling Co-operative. The Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA)
has been mandated to operationalise and commercialise the Plant, and ensure
its sustainability and profitability.
The event is scheduled to take
place as follows:
Date:Thursday, 20 March 2014
Venue:
Donkerhoek (Donkerhoek Water Bottling Plant)
Time:
10h00
All media is invited.
For
confirmations, please contact:
Mokope
Taiwe: 082 802 8460/ 013 766 2288/
mokope@mpg.gov.za or
Comfort
Ngobe: 082 412 1997/ 013 766 4486/
sngobe@mpg.gov.za
Issued by the Chief Directorate Communication
Office of the Premier
Mpumalanga Provincial Government
For
media enquiries:
Nonkululeko Mbatha: 083 645 6252/ 013 766 2242/
mbathan@mpg.gov.za
or
Mohau Ramodibe: 082 771 9950/ 013 766 4271/
mohauram@mpg.gov.za
