The KwaZulu-Natal government has heaped praise on the private sector for its commitment to help rebuild the province badly affected by the July looting and unrest, and for providing humanitarian assistance to families and communities that were left in need.
“The government, working together with labour, business and civil society developed and adopted the Economic Reconstruction and Transformation Plan. In the plan, we identified 14 key sectors which are critical to the recovery of the provincial economy. For each sector we developed specific interventions and these are wide-ranging,” Pillay added.
As expected, eThekwini suffered the most damage at 59% and accounted for followed by uMgungundlovu District which is made up of Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas at 17%. “While government is providing relief measures, the number one priority is rebuilding the economy so as to create jobs. We have repeatedly said that economic growth and job creation are two sides of the same coin, it is unlikely to have one without the other,” the MEC continued.
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