Office of the MMC for Economic Development

[MEDIA STATEMENT] 🗞 City of Johannesburg’s Informal Trade Digital Permit System Is Ready! The system is the result of the collaboration between the Metro Trading Company, an Economic Development Entity tasked with advancing and maintaining the... [Thread] @NkuliMbundu #ITP

📍@makhelwaneFest supporting local businesses. There are just over 50 SMMEs exhibiting today. Get your tickets for the final leg of the festival taking place tomorrow. Let's continue to support #Local 🇿🇦 #MakhelwaneFest2023 #JoburgCares

[MEDIA Statement] 🗞 We're proud supporters of the 9th Makhelwane community festival. One of Sowetos most celebrated festivals, is taking place 27 - 29 January. Be sure to get your tickets & let's support local SMME's this weekend! #MakhelwaneFest23 #Localislekker #Welcome2Joburg

Local is lekker!🎶 We were entertained by a group called Ubuntu at the #ENTER23 E-Tourism Conference gala dinner last night. A perfect example of cultural & lifestyle tourism uniting delegates from across the world through music. #Ubuntu #CulturalTourism #LifestyleTourism

Wrapping up the @IFITTorg #ENTER23 eco-tourism conference which ends tomorrow, with a gala dinner this evening. Chair of the Joburg Tourism Board, Mr Terry Tselane welcoming attendees. #Welcome2Joburg #JoburgTourism

Hitting the ground running 🛫 We're meeting with @go2uj centre for ecological intelligence, @JoburgMarket & other key stakeholders in the agriculture sector to discuss urban farming projects we can implement to promote & sustain food security in Joburg. #FoodSecurity #JoburgCares

[Watch] Director of Executive Support "The theme for this year's #ENTER23 Conference, “Inclusive power of e-Tourism: connecting culture, technology and sustainability” aligns with 3 of our Mayoral priorities mainly, a business-friendly city, a smart city, and a caring city".

"We need to look into how to best use technology to ensure SMMEs tap into the market share in the tourism sector" - Sthembiso Dlamini, CEO of the Gauteng Tourism Authority

Director for Executive Support, @SabeloChalufu addressing delegates at the #Enter23 Conference on behalf of MMC @NkuliMbundu. "Hosting significant conferences with global partners such as IFITT is an important milestone in our efforts to reignite the tourism sector in Joburg".

Juho Pesonen, @IFITTorg President is on the podium to officially open the #ENTER23 E-Tourism Conference, welcoming just over 400 delegates from across the world. #ENTER23 #Tourism #Etourism

#ENTER23 E-Tourism Conference hosted by @IFITTorg commences today & is expected to attract 400 diverse global delegates. The projected economic impact of hosting the conference in Joburg is R10,24 Million. We're proud to be the destination of choice for this year's conference.🇿🇦

We are back! And ready to reignite the economy of Jozi. Catch MMC @NkuliMbundu on Kaya FM this evening at 19h50 talking all things #InformalTrade digital permit system. Share with us some of your burning questions and we'll be sure to answer them. #LetsGrowJoburgsEconomy 🇿🇦

Looking forward to reviving tourism in @CityofJoburgZA in the new year📈🇿🇦 #HelloJoburg #JoburgTourism

MMC @NkuliMbundu addressing the staff and board at @visitjoburg this morning at the strategic planning session. We look forward to elevating JTC to the next level in the new year. 🇿🇦 #JoburgTourism #Welcome2Joburg #StrategicPlanningSession