Site-C Business Forum

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Portia Maka Mange Mapongwana, Yantolo Unathi, Tar X Nontsasa, Lizo Zosiwe

As the Site C Business Forum, we have always been clear in our networking and founding principles that we do not compete with like-minded people, organizations, or forums. Instead, we believe in complementing one another, collaborating, and building strong relationships for the benefit of our communities and businesses.

The Site C EXCO recently met with the Township Developers Forum, an organization that has played a significant role in building flats in various townships. During the engagement, we shared notes, exchanged ideas, and discussed ways to strengthen our respective organizations. The engagement was facilitated by DAG and reflects the kind of progressive relationships we continue to forge as the Site C Business Forum.

We are hopeful that this engagement will pave the way for a long-term working relationship that will bring mutual benefit to both organizations and, most importantly, contribute towards township development and economic empowerment.

Our approach remains rooted in unity, cooperation, and collective development rather than division and unnecessary competition.

Yesterday, Site C Business Forum hosted a delegation of US university students from various states as part of the Skills Exchange Programme with UCT International.

The focus was practical: students are conducting research on Social Infrastructure, Political Science, and Business Challenges, and Khayelitsha was selected as a key case study.

Our Site C business Forum Executive members and informal traders led the engagement, giving the students a direct look at how business operates on the ground in Khayelitsha. We discussed real challenges in local enterprise, trade, and infrastructure, and how Khayelitsha is organizing to drive economic activity despite structural constraints.

This was an opportunity to showcase that Khayelitsha is not just a township of challenges it is a hub of entrepreneurship, resilience, and organized business activity.

Happy birthday to our secretary 🎉

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