Private sector complains about SPEDU conference

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Stakeholders in the business sector are not expecting much to come out of the Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) national conference which started yesterday and ends today.

Palalani Moithobogi of Kgwebo Consultants said in an interview that he is disappointed by the way the conference has been organised because fundamental things have been left out. He explained that only government departments would be making presentations.

"We gave the organisers some of the issues that we felt need to be addressed as the business community but they have been left out. We expected the private sector, Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME's) representatives among others to have an input in the conference but they will only be there as audience," he said.

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