North West Business 2021-22

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OVERVIEW new schools are under construction in the province in 2020/21 with a further 25 to enter the planning phase in the 2021/22 financial year. In the annual State of the Province Address in 2021, Premier Job Mokgoro acknowledged the contribution to school building and upgrading of several companies: Glencore, Impala Platinum, Samancor, Sibanye Gold, Northam Zondereinde Community Trust and Sun International Limited. The PPC Training Centre in Slurry near Mahikeng admitted 25 young people as part of the provincial government’s Artisan Development Programme in 2020. A further 10 were placed at the Intelek Training Centre for assessment to resume their apprenticeships. Another provincial programme, the Automotive Skills Development Programme, aims to involve 200 young people in learning all about repairing, welding, panel-beating and the workings of engines at the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC). The provincial government has also been training people in useful digital work. A group of 144 young people were trained and hired as business regulations data capturers for the SMME Relief Fund. They are also developing an online provincial database of liquor traders in the province. Another programme that has received young people for skills training is the EPWP Waste Management & Biodiversity Economy Programme and 100 beneficiaries will get work experience in tourism businesses. In an effort to incubate 135 new SMMEs and create 540 jobs over the next three years, the provincial government is partnering with a range of entities in manufacturing, engineering services, mine-water rehabilitation and the reclamation of gold in existing mine tailings. During the 2021/22 financial year, the provincial government will partner with: • Lepharo Incubator, a Seda Incubator (R22.3-million) • Harmony Gold’s Kraaipan Operations (R4.5-million) • Rustenburg Local Municipality (R9.5-million) • Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism, DEDECT (R14.5-million). Technical Vocational and Educational Training colleges teach skills that are relevant to the workplace. North West has three TVET colleges with several campuses each. Vuselela TVET College has its headquarters in Klerksdorp, where there is also an accredited trade test centre. There are a further four campuses: Jouberton Centre for Engineering ONLINE RESOURCES Mining Qualifications Authority: www.mqa.org.za North West Department of Education: www.desd.nwpg.gov.za North-West University: www.nwu.ac.za NWU Business School: www.commerce.nwu.ac.za NWU aims to have 50% of contact students and 75% of first-year students accommodated in residences. Credit: NWU Studies; Matlosana Campus; Potchefstroom Centre for ICT and Taung Campus. Orbit TVET College has three sites, Rustenburg, Mankwe and Brits, with about 15 000 students overall. The Rustenburg campus of Orbit College hosts a Microsoft IT Academy while the Mankwe campus offers automotive training, the result of a partnership between the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related SETA (MerSETA), Lelethu Training and Ford South Africa. Orbit TVET College hosts an electronics academy courtesy of sponsors Samsung Electronics on the Mankwe campus, and in partnership with the MerSETA. Mankwe also offers Automotive Repair, Maintenance and Transport and Logistics and is a Centre of Specialisation in Diesel Trade. The Taung Agricultural College is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) to offer the NQF level 6 Diploma in Agriculture specialising in Irrigation Technology. ■ NORTH WEST BUSINESS 2021/22 42
Development finance and SMME support The Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub will assist small businesses. OVERVIEW The North West Provincial Government is investing in digital infrastructure. SMMEs will be able to use the newly-established Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub (pictured) as a co-working environment and to get support in using digital tools. A Digital Covid-19 SMME Business Recovery training intervention was carried out by the Hub in partnership with the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT). This resulted in more than 180 entrepreneurs from all four districts of the province receiving training. A Youth Digital Skilling programme aims to teach skills such as software and app development, Artificial Intelligence and robotics. R6-million has been allocated for the 2021/22 financial year by the province to support women co-operatives and SMMEs. Support includes mentoring, training and buying equipment. Most of the Cooke’s Lake Information Centre in Mahikeng (excluding the existing office block) is to become a permanent flea market. The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) currently has nine contracts covering more than 2 300km in the province. A set of subcontracts is being negotiated for routine maintenance such as the patching of potholes, fencing and the cutting of grass verges. ONLINE RESOURCES Mafeking Digital Innovation Hub: www.mafihub.co.za North West Development Corporation: www.nwdc.co.za Small Enterprise Development Agency: www.seda.org.za Tholoana Enterprise Programme: www.sabfoundation.co.za SECTOR INSIGHT An SMME and co-operative support programme has a budget of R6-million for 2021/22. The National Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has several programmes to assist SMMEs and co-operatives. These include the Black Business Supplier Development Programme and the Cooperative Incentive Scheme, a 100% grant. The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) is an agency of the DSBD and gives nonfinancial support to entrepreneurs through training, assistance with filling in forms, marketing and creating business plans. The Seda Technology Programme helps potential businesses become trading entities. The Industrial Development Corporation is a strategic lender and plays a strong role in supporting small and emerging enterprises. The SAB Foundation Tholoana Programme provides grant funding and business support in the North West. The programme invests in entrepreneurs, particularly women, youth, people in rural areas and persons with disabilities. The 18-month programme provides mentorship, business development tools and workshops, access to peer networks finance, and support throughout the time spent on the programme. ■ 43 NORTH WEST BUSINESS 2021/22
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