TimesLIVE reports that North West premier Tebogo Job Mokgoro has dispatched a team led by agriculture and rural development MEC Desbo Mohono to meet the management of the dairy manufacturing company Clover in an effort to halt the looming relocation of the company to Durban.
Clover recently announced it intended to close down its plant in Lichtenburg, citing disruptions to their operations caused by poor water and electricity supply. The company also indicated that poor road infrastructure had increased operational costs and affected suppliers. Mokgoro said the municipality could not afford to lose the Clover operations as this would have devastating consequences for more than 300 families. Clover has about 380 permanent and 40 temporary employees. It further employs about 20 general workers, 20 truck drivers and truck cleaners. Other employment opportunities emanate from enterprise development programmes such as subcontracting, said the premier’s office. The MEC visited the factory on Tuesday. The premier’s office said Mohono and the intervention team, which comprises two other MECs and municipal managers, would engage Clover’s top management as soon as possible to understand the issues and find an amicable solution to the current situation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at TimesLIVE
- Read too, North West government officials rush to Lichtenburg to halt closure of Clover cheese factory, at News24
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