{"id":196689,"date":"2021-07-30T14:25:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/government-private-sector-called-to-give-40-of-procurement-to-women-owned-businesses\/"},"modified":"2021-07-30T14:25:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:25:13","slug":"government-private-sector-called-to-give-40-of-procurement-to-women-owned-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/government-private-sector-called-to-give-40-of-procurement-to-women-owned-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Government, private sector called to give 40% of procurement to women-owned businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202107\/maitenkoanamashabanepeachsuit.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has called on all government departments and the private sector to give 40% of procurement to women owned businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen economic inclusion and access to the mainstream of the economy should be a priority,\u201d Nkoana-Mashabane said.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media during the official launch of Women\u2019s Month 2021 on Friday, Nkoana-Mashabane said access to information on how to register a business, and how to do business with the State in all languages, remains a challenge for tens of thousands of women.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister said from next year, the department will begin a series of radio shows on 11 ofouth Africa\u2019s largest stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe focus is to answer the questions women business owners have, but cannot get answers to, especially in all African languages,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>The department will also late this month host the Women\u2019s Economic Assembly in response to Pillar 5 of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), which is economic empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister said the assembly will put major sectors under the spotlight to evaluate the level of participation of women-owned businesses.<\/p>\n<p>She said the department is also beginning to look more into manufacturing, mining and mineral exploration, and women in the green economy.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Women\u2019s Month will be commemorated under the theme, &#8216;The year of Charlotte Maxeke: Realising Women\u2019s Rights&#8217;. This is in recognition and celebration of the 150th birthday anniversary of Mme Charlotte Makgomo Mannya Maxeke. \u2013 <strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has called on all government departments and the private sector to give 40% of procurement to women owned businesses. \u201cWomen economic inclusion and access to the mainstream of the economy should be a priority,\u201d Nkoana-Mashabane said. 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