SPEDU firms to inject P1.2 billion into Phikwe

Molefhi PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Molefhi PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration Nonofo Molefhi says companies that SPEDU is currently working with are expected to inject P1,2 billion worth of investment into the region.

Speaking at the trade and exhibition show on Wednesday, the Minister expressed the need to restructure government operations to minimise bureaucracy and facilitate business expeditiously to ensure the ease of doing business in the country. He regretted that stringent laws that were designed to prevent corruption have made the process of setting up businesses by investors lengthy and difficult.

He added that government has adopted a revitalisation strategy for the region to stimulate the economy and to ensure that there is a turnaround in local business.

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