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Departmental Mandate:

“To create and enabling environment for sustainable growth through economic development and environmental oversight.”

Economic and Small Business Development:

• Manage the provision of integrated economic development services, including access to funding and create an enabling environment for inclusive economic growth and job opportunities
• Manage and facilitate the provision of enterprise development support services
• Manage the development and promotion of sustainable SMME’s and Cooperatives
• Manage the provision of economic trade and sector development services
• Manage the provision of business regulatory services, economic empowerment and consumer protection services
• Manage and coordinate the investment promotion strategies and plans
• Manage and coordinate the development of strategic sectors and economic planning models
• To grow the tourism sector’s contribution to the Free State provincial economy
• Manage the development and implementation of funding and resource mobilization models
• Manage and coordinate the provision of entity oversight and stakeholder relations services

Environmental Affairs:

• Biodiversity monitoring, scientific support and protected natural environment
• Management of environmental development impacts and waste
• Ensuring effective and efficient environment extension, awareness and project development support
• Management of Free State resorts for optimal eco-tourism
• Management of the regulation of the biodiversity and eco-system utilization
• Management of environmental compliance, enforcement and authorisation

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If you are interested to do business, trade or invest in the Free State Province, contact the Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA):

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