Ramokgopa outlined the steps that the City is taking to boost local business, but he also noted the challenges faced by local government in revitalising township economies. They range from street vending, taverns, minibuses, spaza shops, burial societies, stokvels, hair salons, plumbing, panel-beating, home-based care, including basic things like cooking, shopping, child-minding, take care of the sick and the aged,” Maile said. “By a township economy we refer to all township activities by community-based enterprises aimed at meeting the needs of the township residents. This is part of the government’s new agenda to radically change the provincial economy. The provincial Economic Development Department launched a thirty day roadshow on township economy revitalisation in Gauteng – the first one kicked off on 21 July 2014.ĭuring this period, the provincial government will visit 50 townships in Gauteng to listen, share ideas and communicate with communities on ways to revitalise and transform the economies of townships.

The Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, and the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, met with the business community of Mamelodi on 13 August 2014 as part of the Township Economy Revitalisation Programme in Gauteng.

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