Businesses come together to make a difference
The difference can be seen as residents drive through the streets of Lydenburg.
Sixty business owners, residents and non-profit organisations gathered on Thursday April 7 to commit to making the town and its residents a priority.
This was the first event the Lydenburg Mashishing Business Chamber (LMBC) held after a long two years of restrictions due to Covid-19.
De Ark Guest House served a wonderful breakfast as the networking continued.
Pr TJ Maré, representing Kruger Lowvelder Chamber of Business and Tourism (KLCBT) in Mbombela, was the guest speaker.
He spoke about the success the chamber there was achieving.
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“We have found it is instrumental that every business and resident gets involved, even if it is picking up a piece of paper or buying a rake for the cleaning crew. We always thought we should sit back and wait for the government and municipalities to sort out day-to-day problems, but there are areas that chambers can get involved with and make a difference.”
He also said he is proud of what the Lydenburg chamber was achieving, and that he can see that its members were making a difference.
André Hanekom, a LMBC administrator, echoed this when he gave a detailed presentation about the chamber’s projects since the year commenced.
LMBC also thanked the businesses that have helped to cut the grass, sponsor working teams and donate money for various projects.
The current project, headed by Bruce James, is fixing the four-way stop at Mashishing and Kellysville.
Another big project was scraping the road toward the landfill site and cutting overhanging brushes on the sidewalks.
