Wednesday 18 Nov. '09

Local Economic Department,Vereeniging.
This morning we're headed to Vereeniging to document a presentation programme held by the Sedibeng District Municipality.They'll be covering issues such as 'Finance beyond housing construction' and 'Taxation in business/clearance' with speakers from SARS and NURCHA
(National Urban Rural Construction Housing Agency)
The workshop opened with Mr. M. Kantso, manager of LED (Local Economic Department)
saying that as district officials,it is time to put words into action regarding business development.
Next up was Mr. M. Libaze of SARS, speaking about the registration of profit and non-profit businesses within 60 days.He also clarified some rumours about tax penalties,outstanding tax documents are to be fined at R250 per page, per month! After SARS, the CIBD projects manager, Mr. R. Raphiri spoke on the procedures of construction,development and the effects of these on our economy.Touching on methods of evaluation,grading criteria,application processes and validity of registration! After their lengthy speech the floor was opened for a Q&A session and i was glad to see i wasn't the only person who was lost completely!!
Next up was NURCHA presented by Ms Penny Mboyi whose entire presentation was in sotho,so most of her speech was lost on me,however i did understand that they offer affordable housing and new development products projects...
NSIC (National Small Industries Corporation) Fronted by a Mr. Rajesh Kumar,discussed incubation,promotion and development in small enterprise establishment,
finally,it was time for our presentation,where Hanolet from NEOSHO Discussed the Vuka Mentorship Programme,through Anglo America, women,youth and the disabled entrepreneurs of S.A will be chosen and arranged in groups of approximately 10 members based on skills and businesses,they will then be taught the necessary skills over a seven month period,three sessions per month! A further six months of intense training will assist in helping these entrepreneurs to find and build a client basis for them to render their services or sell their products to..
not as exciting as yesterdays line up but its all part and parcel of our jobs at NEOSHO.. i feel today went really well and we where heard and remembered by alot of individuals,which is all we needed to achieve!