The Deputy Minister for Small Business Development Dipuo Peters and officials from Seda and sefa (agencies of DSBD) are in De Aar in the Northern Cape to engage SMMEs, Co-operatives and youth owned enterprises.

The engagements forms part of NIBUS strategy meant to shorten the developmental gap at the bottom rack of the SMMEs chain and it targets mostly women, youth and businesses owned by people living with disabilities.

A total number of 60 informal traders are to receive machinery, tools and business equipment to change the course of their businesses.