During the period October 2007 to September 2008, Nashua Mobile has established
another 10 fully BEE-owned franchises at a cost of R2,5 million to the
company. This has increased the total number of BEE franchises to 31. From
a financial perspective, support was given for rental, shopfitting and
ad hoc miscellaneous items.
Nashua Mobile also established the Permaculture food garden at the Reagile
Primary School in Winnie Mandela Park in April 2008. The Permaculture food
garden is managed by nine mothers whose children attend the Reagile Primary
School. Besides preparing meals for more than 400 children every day as
part of a feeding scheme, the mothers of the schoolchildren have started
to generate additional income from surplus garden produce, which they sell
to the local community. In this manner, fresh fruit, herbs and vegetables
are made available to the community.
The small- and medium-sized enterprises and one micro-enterprise established
by CBI-electric: african cables have been running successfully for many
years. Bogabane Engineering cc was established in January 2002 and produces
turning work for the company as well as for a number of small engineering
companies in the Vaal Triangle. The company also conducts maintenance work
and engraves embossing wheels. Atlehang Ma Africa specialises in batting
the company’s cable drums and continues to grow. Doocks Construction, which
has been in business for many years, rewinds galvanised wire used in the company’s production process and Xylo, which is responsible for the recovery
of scrap metal generated during the company’s production process, had another
successful year. A micro-enterprise established in 1999 is starting to
prosper. Initially, a former employee started a car-wash enterprise at
the company’s premises. She recently expanded into another company in Vereeniging. |
