19 April – Labour

In today's show we played an interview I had with Jimmy Wales earlier today. Jimmy is the founder of Wikipedia - a free web-based encyclopedia and is in the country to attend Africa's first Digital Freedom Expo to be held at the University of the Western Cape, today and tomorrow. The expo aims to promote the use of free software and free or open content, including showcasing the business opportunities created by free operating systems, applications and tools. For information about the expo go to digitalfreedom.uwc.ac.za

And we also spoke to Janice Williams – from the Durbanville Labour Exchange. The programme has provided employment to more than 6 000 people from different areas in the peninsula. The Labour Exchange is located at the Durbanville taxi rank and is open from Monday to Friday from 8am to 11am. For more information contact Janice at 082 726 9750.

We also spoke to Evelyn Swartbooi – owner of the Silusapho Homestay in Khayamandi, Stellenbosch. The business was launched four years ago and caters both for foreign and domestic visitors. For more information you can contact Evelyn at (021) 889 5699.

Our last interview was with Lieneke Thyssen – Manager of the Red Door Small Business Advice Centres. The RED Door is a one-stop shop for new and existing businesses looking for help and advice, from the most basic to the most sophisticated. They have helped a number of entrepreneurs in establishing their small businesses. For more information you can contact Red Door offices at (021) 376 2377 or fax them at (021) 376 4524 alternatively send an email to infomplain@reddoor.co.za Or Contact the Khayelitsha office at (021) 362 6621 or email InfoKhayelitsha@reddoor.co.za

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