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Pretoria – Investments into the township economy are paying off as businesses are flourishing, Tshwane mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, said in his state of the city address on Thursday.
The Kgora Community Bakery opened in Soshanguve in August last year was operating profitably and supplying locals and nearby shops and hospitals, he said.
A car wash opened in Mamelodi in November 2015 was being operated by a formal co-operative enterprise and there were plans to expand it to include a hairdresser, a laundromat and security services.
The Gauteng government was investing in townships to ensure they became self-sustaining and created jobs, the mayor said.
More initiatives were planned for Atteridgeville in the next financial year, and then across Tshwane regions in subsequent financial years.
Cullinan would get a plastic refuse bag manufacturing plant in May. A paper towel and brick making factory was being built in Mabopane and would create about 20 jobs.
A mobile poultry abattoir container had been completed and would be put to work in June. It was intended to legitimise the current illegal and unhygienic trade and to stimulate local economic development.
Since its launch in 2014, the Ga-Rankuwa Eco-Furniture factory had produced in excess of 49 000 school desks and had expanded production to low-cost coffins, office furniture, educational toys, and building materials, Ramokgopa said.
