Cooperatives Key In Eradicating Poverty

Septuagenarian, Tshepo Tokong is one of the beneficiaries of government's poverty eradication
Septuagenarian, Tshepo Tokong is one of the beneficiaries of government's poverty eradication

KOKONG- Cooperatives continue to empower women in the Southern District where about 3,359 beneficiaries have been funded.

Out of that, about 2,262 are operational while 187 has collapsed due to various reasons.

Speaking during the Poverty Eradication Exposition recently, specially elected Member of Parliament, Mephato Reatile said that cooperatives play an important role in eradicating poverty.

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