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LUVINJELWE­NI – The Regional Developmen­t Fund (RDF) has contribute­d E20 141 251.85 for projects under Nkhaba since 2015.

Inkhundla

7his was disclosed b\ 0inister of 7inkhundla $dministrat­ion and 'evelopment 'avid µ&ruiser’ 1gcamphala­la last 7hursda\ at /uvinMelwen­i Umphakatsi, under 1khaba Inkhundla, during the handover of a tractor funded through the 5') ,t was a launch for the procured tractor and implements to benefit /uvinMelwen­i 0asibambis­ane 0ulti±Purpose &o-operative 6ociet\ /imited ³*overnment, through the 5') under the 0inistr\ of 7inkhundla $dministrat­ion and 'evelopment contribute­d (

towards procuremen­t of the tractor and its implements,´ said 1gcamphala­la 7he minister said he had been reliabl\ informed that (kuvinMelwe­ni 0asibambis­ane 0ulti ± Purpose &ooperative 6ociet\ limited had a membership of , which was made up of both men and women, who were not emplo\ed, but had business e[perience ³7he compan\ contribute­d an amount of ( which was both in cash and in kind 7he compan\’s contributi­on was made through constructi­on of a garage and cash contribute­d 7he proMect we are launching adds to other proMects the 5') has financed under Pigg’s Peak inkhundla since the \ear $ closer e[amination of the proMect overall costs, gives the impression that government can deliver proMects at a low cost when sharing implementa­tion costs with beneficiar­ies ³7his approach permits other positive spin-offs like communit\ empowermen­t, in participat­or\ developmen­t, and training in leadership and business skills,´ he said

Guaranteed

1gcamphala­la said the cooperativ­e had guaranteed that at least one person would be emplo\ed +e said the emplo\ment of one person and the members of the cooperativ­e had long lasting effects on povert\ alleviatio­n on the emplo\ees and their dependents

³*iven the inde[ of seven members per household, this 5') funded proMect will therefore support beneficiar­ies 6uch proMects directl\ address the obMective of the 5'), which is povert\ alleviatio­n or eradicatio­n in each of the four regions

 ?? (Courtesy pics) ?? Minister of Tinkhundla Administra­tion and Developmen­t David ‘Cruiser’ Ngcamphala­la during the official handover of a tractor to Ekuvinjelw­eni Masibambis­ane Coorperati­ve
(Courtesy pics) Minister of Tinkhundla Administra­tion and Developmen­t David ‘Cruiser’ Ngcamphala­la during the official handover of a tractor to Ekuvinjelw­eni Masibambis­ane Coorperati­ve

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