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“Thank you for the empowerment. The TCB programme
has made us business women, we now talk business
language. This opportunity has aligned our destiny”
Matshepo

W&RSETA CEO, Tom Mkhwanazi congratulating the
women

The CEO of the W&RSETA, Tom Mkhwanazi, committed that the
W&RSETA would continue to support the women through its various
SMME development programmes such as the Informal Traders
and Micro Enterprises Development programme. Mkhwanazi
shared that the W&RSETA wished to see the women graduate from
being informal to formal SMMEs and grow into big businesses. He
added his congratulations to the women and said “We encourage
you to dream bigger, you are the retailers of tomorrow. We want to
see your businesses grow and employ other people to create jobs
that our country needs so desperately”.

“We are not our poverty anymore, we have money
today because of the programme. From a security
guard, today I am wearing a gown.”
Siphosakhe

W&RSETA Acting COO, Sipho Shoba

At the Cape Town graduation on 8 March, the W&RSETA’s Acting
Chief Operations Officer, Sipho Shoba reflected on the need for “I came to The Clothing Bank broken, I was suicidal.
the W&RSETA to consider post-programme support to ensure the Thank you to the W&RSETA and TCB for changing my
sustainability of the programme as well as tracing the progress of life”.
the beneficiaries. In his message of support, he indicated that it was Stacey
important to celebrate the achievements of the SETA’s beneficiaries
to reflect on the collective achievements. Shoba thanked TCB and
TTBISA for their roles in empowering women.

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