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Sam Cele talks to young Umlazi executive and BRICS committee member

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Bright Hlongwane has been appointed as a new steering committee member for the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry Young Leaders. Bright has promised entrepreneurs and young people that he will be providing sustainable support from the youth wing of the BRICS as a member of the steering committee as there are huge challenges when it comes to government financing of youth businesses. Take a listen below as Bright and Sam discuss the lack of private-public partnerships between the government and the youth and how YIBSA (Youth In Business South Africa) acknowledges that many youth-run businesses are not yet at a bankable stage.
5 Mar 2021 English South Africa Entertainment News · Society & Culture

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