By Charmaine Ndlela
The chairperson of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Advisory Board, Fish Mahlalela, has called on chief executive officers of the country’s SEZs to ensure that the zones translate investment and infrastructure into jobs, particularly for young people.
Mahlalela was speaking during the two-day SEZs CEOs Forum hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) at the Coega SEZ in Gqeberha.
The forum focused on aligning the implementation plans of the country’s SEZs with the five-year implementation plan of the new Spatial Industrial Development (SID) strategy.
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“I am convinced that what was discussed here over the two days will manifest itself in the work on the ground that all of you will be able to implement as part of your plans to use the SEZs to change the economy of your provinces,” he said.
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