Youth-owned SMMEs receive grants through De Beers, NYDA

Four local Blouberg youth-owned small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) have received grants of up to R50 000 from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) through the intervention and support from De Beers’ Venetia Mine. Thabosilakhu Empire, Betty Catering and Deco, Roadhouse Mollax Enterprise and agricultural business Wozilex, are set to benefit through capacity building and skills development training aimed at empowering youth-owned local SMMEs to become sustainable and contribute towards socioeconomic development and job creation.