The festivities are aimed at showcasing and profiling the beauty and splendor of the Vaal Triangle and the programme is part of a continued effort to enhance social cohesion and cultural expression, which will bring families together and both the public and private sector to share their skills in the quest of taking the region forward to revive its opportunities for economic and tourism development.
Emfuleni Local Municipality, Executive Mayor Cllr Greta Hlongwane, said; ''We want our communities to begin to look inwards with a view of identifying what they have in the area of cultural resources and using it to promote culture and tourism in their communities. Our intention is to expose those who will be visiting our region during the Carnival period to our state of the art hotels, conference, business and leisure facilities and the history of the Vaal.''
The retail sector is reported to be doing exceptionally well during this economic condition with the not-so-new Makro anticipating R1 billion during its first year of operation while Vaal Mall is expecting to reach R1.5 billion this year and this has encouraged the shareholders to add an additional 30 000 square meters to the current shopping mall.
Hlongwane urged role players in Emfuleni to join hands and expand the local tourism industry. ''There are many tourism opportunities especially in our township areas, I plea for greater financial support to individuals with bright ideas to expand our tourism product offerings in various categories such as tour-operators, guides, self-catering, guest houses, lodges, arts and craft entrepreneurs''.
As part of LED activities the region is currently busy drafting and finalizing some new initiatives to support business, encourage business to expand and attract new investments.
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