BY OBAKENG MAJE
TAUNG- Various business persons around Taung were all under the same roof on Thursday in quest of finding bankable ideas and strategies to grow the economy of Taung.

The Gala dinner was held at famous Paper City Conference Hall.

Some of the delegates who attended the mouth-watering launch of Greater Taung Business Holdings were the president of North West Business Forum, Kelebogile McHarvey Seboka, Greater Taung Municipality’s Acting Mayor, Oageng Seleke, Chief Whip Morutsile Olifant and Speaker Deliwe Zethi.

The Batlhaping Baga-Mankuroane Tribal Authority also graced the launch.

The Greater Taung Business Holdings chairperson, Lesego Lecwe said they formed that forum so that they can have a structure where all businesses around Taung can be incorporated.

“We formed this organisation to better position ourselves and try to bring all businesses persons together as we know Taung is rural area. The objective is one, to make sure our economy grows. The Tribal Authority of Baga-Phuduhucwana said in coming projects, they will not be able to speak to individuals who run different businesses, but all decisions will be discussed through Greater Taung Business Holdings” Lencwe said.

Greater Taung Acting Municipal Mayor, Oageng Seleke said they highly-appreciate the idea of launching a forum that will incorporate many businesses in Taung.

“We really support the initiative and hopefully this will bring new ideas of how to make Taung a better place economically. As we know many people in Taung are unemployed and that is a concern. We will organise workshops for them to learn more and have a clear background of how procurement system operates” Seleke said.

North West Forum president Kelebogile Seboka said the initiative will help the economy of Taung because all businesses will be under one structure.

“The North West Business Forum is a confederation of business organizations with clear purpose to represent, protect and promote the collective interests of business in the province.

“The forum’s membership compromise of district and local chambers. The North West Business Forum further aims to unify business in the province and this we endeavor to achieve by availing an organized structure for business to engage meaningfully at all levels, ensuring that organized business plays a constructive role in the country’s economic growth and development agenda” Seboka said.

Baga Phuduhucwana Tribal Authority said they welcome the launch of Greater Taung Business Holdings and believes by partnering with them that will help most people of Taung.

“We welcome the forum and as we planning to turn Taung into a City, forums like this one will help t achieve that. We will be partnering with them and half of the profit will go to the trust.

“The Taung trust will help many people of Taung especially the youth in supporting their projects or offering them bursaries. We can confirm that Taung will be a city within three years and there are projects that are in the pipeline like Taung Dam Museum, Taung Skull Heritage Site that is under construction preparing for the skull to return home. So we have so many plans to make sure Taung becomes a better place” Palm Modirwa Matlhola concludes.
-TDN
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