On Wednesday, 31 May 2023, the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality hosted a business breakfast meeting with the Spar Group at Luchaba Nature Reserve. The purpose of the engagement was was to improve collaboration between the business sector and the municipality in order to better serve KSD communities.
The municipality has the monumental task to create a conducive environment for economic growth setting the foundation for job creation, small business development and investment opportunities.
In his remarks, Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Finance, Cllr Zukisa Gana mentioned that the KSD jurisdiction is currently experiencing high rate of unemployment especially among young people and made reference to the resolutions to address the issue.
MMC Gana noted, among other potential growth and investment prospects within KSD, the development of the Special Economic Zone which addresses the issue of unemployment and potential support of local cooperatives.
The session also provided an opportunity to generate ideas and identify opportunities to improve growth and engagement among local businesses.
MMC Gana also emphasised the importance of paying rates, alluding to the fact that without revenue collected from businesses and all taxpayers, the Municipality will not be in a position to deliver services efficiently.
In closing, he mentioned that the Municipality has now also included the business sector in the debt settlement incentive which was initially provided to domestic debtors.
This initiative is aimed to encourage the residents of KSD and ratepayers to pay for services and also to promote the culture of payment amongst its citizens.
