DISTRIBUTION CENTRE WILL CHANGE VILLAGERS’ LIVES –
DEPUTY MINISTER THABETHE
By Mushakabvu
A R7, 5 million retail distribution centres has
been official opened at Aganang outside Polokwane in Limpopo over the weekend,
with the aim of alleviating poverty and creating-jobs. More than 350 jobs will
be created through the centre and the ten shops that have been set up. The
centre was funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and
the Aganang Local Municipality.
the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms
Elizabeth Thabethe said the dti is continuously seeking innovative ways
in which it can assist various regions that are lagging behind achieve their
economic potential through enterprise development and job creation.
“The distribution centre that we are opening today
will go a long way in creating employment for many people in the villages of
Aganang, particularly the youth. Local manufacturers and producers of
agricultural products such as vegetables, beef, milk, eggs and poultry will
benefit greatly from this investment as the market will be within their easy
reach,” said Thabethe.
She added that community members would also be able
to purchase their daily needs in a clean, conducive, inexpensive and
well-stocked shopping environment. In this way the community of Aganang will be
able to create and retain its own wealth as people will be spending their money
where they are located and consuming products produced by their own people.
“This will not only encourage community members to
produce more products, but it will also increase the profitability and sustainability
of local cooperatives and small businesses due to increased local production
and consumption. These will result in the creation of more employment which
will assist in eradication of poverty and bettering the lives of the people,”
emphasised Thabethe
The Mayor of Aganang Local Municipality, Councillor
Maria Mokobodi said the distribution centre was a perfect example of how
national and local government can work together to improve the lives of people
in the villages by pooling their sources.
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