SPEDU firms to inject P1.2 billion into Phikwe
Friday, July 27, 2018
Molefhi PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
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.
According to a report elsewhere in this publication, various district councils announced that a one-bedroom home now costs over P130,000 more, a near-unthinkable 32% increase. This isn't just a minor adjustment, but a devastating blow to the dream of affordable home ownership for ordinary citizens.What is most alarming is not just the scale of the increase, but the profound confusion it has exposed. Minister Ramogapi has publicly...