Hope for township economy bill to revitalize SA

The Gauteng Township Economic Development Draft Bill has been gazetted by the provincial Department of Economic Development. It proposes to revitalize and reserve certain sectors of township economies exclusively for South African citizens or naturalized citizens in Gauteng. The bill gives due consideration to the empowerment of township enterprises by seeking to include them in state procurement and devising appropriate funding models for the benefit of citizens in the informal sector and labour markets.We spoke to Gauteng government spokesperson Thabo Masebe and got analysis from Labour Analyst, Terry Bell.