Gov�t Reserves Businesses For Locals

Peggy Serame. PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Peggy Serame. PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Ministry of Investment Trade and Industry (MITI) has reserved about 14 business activites as part of their citizen economic empowerment mandate.

The business opportunity types include campsites, mobile safari, catering services to government and parastatal events, video production, sound and PA systems to government and parastatals, public transport licence, events management and décor, micro lending, Bureau de Change, pawn shops, insurance agents, preschools, immigration consultancy as well as labour brokers.

According to the Permanent Secretary in the trade ministry Peggy Serame, the restrictions would only apply to the new licences noting that the existing ones would continue to operate.

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