The North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism kick-started the Decontamination of Trade areas on 17 April, in Ikageng and Khuma.
“The North West Trade-Areas Decontamination initiative is a consequence of social solidarity undertaken in partnership with the Private Sector as part of the overall efforts considered by the North West Provincial Government to curb and combat the spread of the Coronavirus,” said Dumisa Seshabela, the departmental spokesperson.
MEC of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation, and Tourism Kenetswe Mosenogi and MEC of Public Works and Roads Oagile Molapisi led the initiative.
In a statement, MEC Mosenogi stated that the fight against Covid-19 requires jointly arranged efforts to protect people.
“We want all people to know that we are a caring government that is reaching out to everyone to assist in whatever way possible. We are also thankful for the continued generosity displayed by the businesses working together with us to achieve a common objective of safeguarding people’s lives. A clean environment is another weapon in fighting Covid-19. Our journey to create environmentally friendly trade-areas in the North West has begun in earnest,” said MEC Mosenogi.
Hand sanitizers were also handed out to informal traders and to residents from communities faced with challenges of water access.
“The MEC has urged retailers to ensure that they comply with the regulation and directives of the lockdown. She has further urged all the informal traders that are selling essential goods to obtain a trading permit from their respective municipalities to ensure safe and fair trading,” said Seshabela.
