SME support crucial to economic development: Imbamba

NAMPA

2024-09-04

ARANDIS, 04 September 2024 - Arandis Constituency Councillor and Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Management Committee Benitha Imbamba and Deputy Director for Regional Planning in the Erongo Regional Council, Sylvester Mubila handed over equipment and materials to 24 local SME owners from Arandis on Wednesday. The funding of the equipment was made possible through the Erongo Regional Council’s Constituency Development Fund (CDF). (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ARANDIS, 04 SEP (NAMPA) – Arandis Constituency Councillor and chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council management committee, Benitha Imbamba has emphasised the need to fund upcoming businesses for them to develop into well-established businesses.
Imbamba, who was speaking at the handing over of equipment and materials to 24 local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Arandis on Wednesday, noted that this sector is the backbone of the economy a...

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ARANDIS, 04 September 2024 - Arandis Constituency Councillor and Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Management Committee, Benitha Imbamba; Deputy Director for Regional Planning in the Erongo Regional Council Sylvester Mubila; and Chairperson of the Arandis Town Council Management Committee, Cecilia //Hoabes handed over equipment and materials to 24 local SME owners from Arandis on Wednesday. The funding of the equipment, which consists of sewing machines, gardening equipment and refrigerators, among others, was made possible through the Erongo Regional Council’s Constituency Development Fund (CDF). (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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