In an attempt to alleviate poverty and to empower Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs), Minister for Small Business Development, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams is in Joza township in Makana District to unlock the potential of up and coming businesses in the Eastern Cape province by officially launching the Crudastar Incubator.

Makana district is home to the Rhodes University which hosts the yearly Grahamstown Arts Festival that has become a permanent fixture in the city's business calender. Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams is adding the Crudastor Incubator to assist youth owned enterprises to launch their projects and participate in economic growth of the province.

Crudastor Incubator encapsules a long-term developmental impact on imparting business connectivity ecosystem’s knowledge to the uninformed as techno savvy youth will blossom into technology experts who will be equipped with new 4IR-inspired digital skills.