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Community Development

The Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone regards the change of Intense engagements lasted for some days whilst deliberations to se engagements lasted for some days whilst deliberations to
socio-economic development very seriously by bearing in mind that
between 40-45% of South Africans are estimated to be engulfed by
poverty. In an attempt to identify initiatives that can help change this
status quo, various endeavours are being implemented and monitored
closely to ensure that RBIDZ also plays a part in fighting poverty
and unemployment. Strategically poised, the RBIDZ’s mandate is to
attract domestic and foreign investors with the aim of boosting the
economic landscape, creating employment and developing skills.

In observation of the above, the RBIDZ is aggressively attempting to
devise ways to contribute majorly on the above listed outputs. In this
financial year alone, RBIDZ, through its infrastructural development
has employed a total number of 529 people on ground projects.
These people are employed within various disciplines of projects resolve labour issues and coming up with a fair recruitment plan
taking place within the RBIDZ, and they include road infrastructure, were sought.
site fencing, electrical and civil works, maintenance, and security.
With the cooperation by all parties, the Committee eventually reached
Admittedly, the available job opportunities are not enough and this an agreement on a labour recruitment procedure to be used going
creates on going constraints as it has recently happened within the forward, which is transparent and affords available job opportunities
RBIDZ whereby the community took to the streets to raise their fairly. It is the truth that without strategies to encourage growth
unemployment outcries. of low wage jobs for the unskilled and unemployed, and promote the
more efficient use of public spending on education, inequality is unlikely
The RBIDZ team, led by CEO, Pumi Motsoahae, took to the streets to diminish.
to engage the unfavourable community and various platforms of
engagement were developed to initiate peaceful engagements in The RBIDZ is committed to delivering on its mandate by critically
addressing the labour issues. Amongst the stakeholders that managed ensuring that the existence of the RBIDZ upholds the promise of
engagements, was formulation of the Committee that was led ushering a new era and yield long-awaited opportunities for all, which
by Richards Bay SAPS, Captain Z.V Buthelezi, Municipal Office of amongst others, are creation of employment, skills development and
the Speaker, RBIDZ Management and the community representatives transfer, and economic transformation.

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