By OBAKENG MAJE
The Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT) said it has put aside R28 million for a major facelift of Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre. The centre is undergoing a major restructuring that would result in its expansion from its current capacity.
The DEDECT spokesperson, Jerry Matebesi said in 2015, the then Department of Tourism (now the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism), embarked on the development and construction of the Taung Hotel School and Conference Centre Infrastructure Programme in efforts to improve the tourism infrastructure and skills development in the province.
“The main purpose of the infrastructure programme is to renovate and build additional infrastructure at the Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre in an attempt to convert the existing infrastructure to a Hotel School and Convention Centre with state of the art facilities.
“The resulting infrastructure is designed to provide a holistic educational and hospitality environment for beneficiary communities within the context of a Local Economic Development (LED), Rural Development and Community Development,” said Matebesi.
He further said in the 2024/25 financial year, the department has allocated R28 million towards the renovation of the main hotel building and facilities. Matebesi added that many job opportunities will be created through the construction project of Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre.
“The ongoing project has created 78 jobs through local labourers and sub–contracting. This would continue to benefit the community for decades and would positively impact on the lives of many persons, who would in turn positively impact the lives of the community they reside in and the province as a whole,” he said.
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