CEDA creates 600 jobs in F/town

Eyeing growth: Radisigo PIC: KEOAGLE BONANG
Eyeing growth: Radisigo PIC: KEOAGLE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) helped boost the Francistown economy by helping create nearly 600 jobs during the 2020-2021 fiscal year, statistics unveiled recently have shown.

The creation of additional jobs is welcome news to the economy of Francistown, which has been struggling over the last few years. 

Francistown city mayor, Godisang Radisigo shared the figures during an ordinary full council meeting, which began on Monday this week and is expected to end today (Friday). In total, the agency funded 406 Francistown businesses during the 2020-2021 financial year.

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