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Stofile attends innovative disabled entrepreneurs award ceremony
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MEDIA RELEASE
 FOR IMMEDIATE USE
 2 NOVEMBER 2000

STOFILE ATTENDS INNOVATIVE DISABLED ENTREPRENEURS AWARDS CEREMONY

Eastern Cape Premier, Rev Makhenkesi Stofile will deliver a keynote address during the Innovative Disabled Entrepreneurs Awards ceremony in 
Port Elizabeth. The ceremony will take place at the Eastern Cape Training Centre on 03 November 2000 at 10:00.

The rationale behind the awards is to celebrate outstanding achievements and affirm excellence and innovation as well as triumph over 
adversity by people with disabilities.

The Disabled Entrepreneurs Award Scheme (DEAS) was launched by Ntsika Promotion Agency in 1998 linked to The International Day for the 
Disabled. This was in line with the international events theme of Economic Empowerment and Employment Equity for People with 
Disabilities.

In the conceptualisation of DEAS, and its launch, Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency has always ensured that Provincial Government and 
People with Disabilities are involved as partners.

The structure of the awards is divided into two. For the first round provinces are grouped into three regions of three provinces each. The 
three regions are:

* Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape
* KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga and Northern Province
* Free State, Gauteng and North West

Each province nominates two finalists from which the three regional winners are drawn. The regional competitions culminate in a national 
event that will be held in Cape Town this year.

For further inquiries concerning the event please contact Portia Loyilane, deputy director, Office on the Status of the Disabled  Office 
of the Premier,
on 082 402 5833

Issued:Communications Division  Office of the Premier
 Inquiries:Mncedi ThamieMgwigwi  (040) 639 2070

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