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Business grouping reaches out to Port Alfred

Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailSeptember 23, 2011No Comments3 Mins Read
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Farmers, local businesspeople and provincial and Cacadu district officials met in Port Alfred this week to encourage members of the National Federated Chamber of Commerce (Nafcoc) in the Ndlambe municipality to revitalise the local structure.

At the gathering in the town hall, Nafcoc's Cacadu district chairperson Albert Adam said businesspeople had a duty to develop and build communities. "The better we do, the better we receive," he said.

Adam said the focus had to be on the bigger picture, and not merely taverns and RDP houses.

Nafcoc secretary, Ramsell Xonxa, elaborated on the point. "In order for us to tap into the mainstream economy, we have to be organised. United people have more advantages than one businessman."

Xonxa said the district office in Grahamstown would be a resource for all Nafcoc members.

Lulamile Solanzi, the secretary of the National African Farmers' Union, said the most of people who had been given land by the agriculture department had sold it to private companies.

"Today we see people who used to have farms living in the township because they sold their land to white people," said Solanzi. He said it was important to take control of farming projects.

"We have to produce more food for people," said Solanzi, asking what was the use of wanting the land if farmers were not going to produce anything.

Farmers, local businesspeople and provincial and Cacadu district officials met in Port Alfred this week to encourage members of the National Federated Chamber of Commerce (Nafcoc) in the Ndlambe municipality to revitalise the local structure.

At the gathering in the town hall, Nafcoc's Cacadu district chairperson Albert Adam said businesspeople had a duty to develop and build communities. "The better we do, the better we receive," he said.

Adam said the focus had to be on the bigger picture, and not merely taverns and RDP houses.

Nafcoc secretary, Ramsell Xonxa, elaborated on the point. "In order for us to tap into the mainstream economy, we have to be organised. United people have more advantages than one businessman."

Xonxa said the district office in Grahamstown would be a resource for all Nafcoc members.

Lulamile Solanzi, the secretary of the National African Farmers' Union, said the most of people who had been given land by the agriculture department had sold it to private companies.

"Today we see people who used to have farms living in the township because they sold their land to white people," said Solanzi. He said it was important to take control of farming projects.

"We have to produce more food for people," said Solanzi, asking what was the use of wanting the land if farmers were not going to produce anything.

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