SPEDU continues work despite EU pull out

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Selebi Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) Coordinator Kago Moshashane says despite the drying up of cash resources due to the pull out by European Union (EU), the agency will continue running because it is funded by the government.

The EU, which has played a pivotal role in the Unit providing monetary and human resources, has announced that it will no longer finance SPEDU after its funding programme ended in December 2009.

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, Moshashane said SPEDU will continue to operate but insisted, "projects that we had planned to undertake will suffer."

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