Entrepreneurship programme to empower Phikwe businesses
Monday, October 03, 2022 | 170 Views |
Montwedi Mphathi
He was officiating at the launch of the programme last week. The event was part of the Tsholofelo Carnival that PNRB backs.
The carnival will be celebrated in the SPEDU region annually. “The entrepreneurship development programme seeks to develop and cultivate a business culture that will promote engaged and life-changing learnings that the participants will use to build up from here,” Mphathi said.
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